Ghibli Minute

Satsuki finds Mei in the middle of some bushes.

As Mei falls deeper into her nap, Satsuki arrives home from school to find her father deep in his work.

Their aunt scolds Seita and Setsuko.

Things are looking up with a good supply of white rice.

Seita's ghost appears and escapes from Setsuko's crying into a memory of a happier time.

His aunt suggests to Seita that they trade his mother's kimonos for rice.

An air raid siren brings an end to Seita and Setsuko's day of fun.

Mei gives the large creature a name.

Mei asks the large creature if he is a soot sprite.

An iconic character is revealed.