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- The postcard the Nakanes receive from Kayoko's maternal Uncle Kotaro. Only Kayoko and her mother end up being privy to it as far as the audience can see. It certainly brings a smile to Kayoko's face when her brothers have just upset her by throwing a pillow at her just because she told them to stop roughhousing and making so much noise. This is particularly heartwarming for Kayoko in general as she looks up to her Uncle Kotaro.
- Kayoko's mother giving her the harmonica that she herself had previously inherited from her brother Kotaro and describing how he used to play his harmonica to cheer her up whenever she was upset when they were kids.
- In general, the bond between Kayoko and her older brothers, especially Kisaburo.
- Kisaburo chasing away the three boys who bully Kayoko by forcing her to wade through a puddle and get her dress wet. He comes running pretty much the moment he hears her start to cry and he has a stick at the ready. Kayoko can only look on in silent admiration and appreciation of just how willing her brother is to look out for her, even if he does go about it in a manner that's likely to get him into trouble.
- Indeed, when the mother of one of said boys (whom Kisaburo is implied to have beaten severely) comes to complain to the Nakanes, Kayoko and Kisaburo can't help but eavesdrop from the top of the stairs and Kayoko quite rightfully points out that Kisaburo was only standing up for her and agrees to cover for Kisaburo as he tries to run away. Kayoko manages to stall her father until he sees Kisaburo running away through the window. Kayoko knew she and Kisaburo would be in trouble for what they were doing but at least she was willing to repay her brother for defending her from the bullies.
- When Tadayoshi survives the Typhus virus and promptly gets chewed out by his father for the reasons why he caught the virus in the first place, he is beyond consolation afterwards, Kayoko at least makes an effort to comfort him as Takejiro and Kisaburo look on.
- Kayoko doting on her younger brother Konosuke during his infancy.
- Kayoko's cousin Tomiko, she only appears briefly but it is clear there is a bond between them as she sees Kayoko as her big sister.
- Although Kisaburo has mysteriously disappeared by the time Kayoko returns to Tokyo (which is what prompts her to do so in the first place), he is still alive as he is not amongst the spirits of their deceased family members when Kayoko encounters them, she later explains in a voiceover that she eventually found him and they are shown talking to each other in the end credits.
- The most well-known theatrical poster for the movie depicts, among other things, an excited Kayoko reaching out to hug the audience and screenshots that include Konosuke as a newborn, baby and toddler.
- In 2005, the real Kayoko began holding gatherings for remembrance and prayers for peace in front of a memorial monument and a statue of a mother and children she erected in Tokyo’s Ueno district.
- In 2021, on the 76th anniversary of the firebombing of Tokyo the real Kayoko received a letter from Joseph Young a senior official at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, in recognition of her arranging said gatherings.
