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Hotaru no haka (1988)
The greatest and most devastating film I've ever seen.
Anyone who claims to not get emotional or cry at movies, prepare to be proved wrong. This film is on a completely different level to any other movie I've seen. Ever. Even other 'depressing' films, for example Schindlers List, Requiem For A Dream and Saving Private Ryan are dwarfed by the impact this film has had on me, and everyone else I know who's watched it. Every scene is a masterpiece. Everything, the lines, the animation, the characters, the music, is beautifully done. The impact doesn't dampen one bit however many times you watch it (though I doubt you'll be able to bear to watch it more than once), and the next film you watch after it will automatically look lame. Literally nothing compares to this film in my mind. A flawless, unparalleled masterpiece.