anyone who think anime be nothing but sex and violence will be silence forever after watch this movie . this be a fine movie that tell about tetsuro quest to avenge his mother death and but also grow up in the process . the journey on the train sort of represent tetsuro journey from boyhood to manhood . the music and visual style of the movie be a bit dated ( you can tell it a 70 movie ) and the animation be only slightly good than your average star blazer episode . but the story and the character be so strong and it really doesn not matter . a must see for any animation fan .