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Movie poster: Kayoko's Diary (1991)
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Kayoko's Diary

1991 · 90 min Animation Drama War
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

Kayoko is a young girl in 1940, just starting first grade. Nothing can prepare her for 1945, and the bleak times that are soon to come.

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Original Title うしろの正面だあれ
Year 1991
Country Japan
Genre Animation, Drama, War
Director Seiji Arihara
Runtime 90 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (12 votes)

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This is a poignant animation that charts the erosion of innocence not through battlefield spectacle, but through the quiet, devastating loss of childhood's simple rituals. The film's power lies in its restrained focus on domestic life crumbling under the weight of history.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of fragility and a haunting meditation on the ordinary lives shattered by war. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Seiji Arihara

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Alone, in a quiet space, to fully absorb its delicate and somber emotional landscape.

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