History Anime / WhosLeftBehindKayokosDiary

* TheAlcoholic: The father of the Nakanes' neighbour Yoshisuke is implied to be this and consequently abusive. This prompts an awkward alcohol-related question from Kayoko, leading her father to immediately declare NoMoreForMe and abandon his sake.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The Arabic dub of the movie changes the title to ''Al Amal'' (''Hope'' or ''The Hope'').

''Who's Left Behind?: Kayoko's Dairy'' (Ushiro no Shoumen Daare or ''Al Amal'' in Arabic) is a 1991 anime film produced by Mushi Production and directed by Seiji Arihara. It is based on the experiences of Kayoko Ebina (nee Nakane) of living through World War 2.

''Who's Left Behind?: Kayoko's Dairy'' (Ushiro no Shoumen Daare) is a 1991 anime film produced by Mushi Production and directed by Seiji Arihara. It is based on the experiences of Kayoko Ebina (nee Nakane) of living through World War 2.

** Yoshisuke's parents, we only ever hear them arguing off-screen.

* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Kayoko's maternal uncle Kotaro, aside from a brief flashback.

* HeroicSuicide: [[spoiler: According to Kisaburo, the family willingly stayed outside to burn or die from smoke inhalation while Kisaburo managed to find a way into the local Middle School, hoping the rest of the family would follow.]]

*** Both Kayoko and Mei wear pink for most of their screen-time.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The whole movie since, as the title suggests, it is basically Kayoko Ebina narrating an extended recollection of her memories of growing up in Japan before, during [[spoiler: and in the immediate aftermath of]] World War 2.

* AllJustADream: Kayoko goes through this twice [[spoiler: (thrice if you include her encounter with the spirits of her deceased family members in the ruins of her former home)]] when her fear of a nighttime PottyEmergency gets the better of her and when she faints after seeing a dead soldier's corpse.

** The Nakane grownups know the War is not going well for Japan but do not have the heart to tell the children who are naively enthusiastic and optimistic about their country's chances.

** Kayoko wearing pink [[spoiler and even when she doesn't wear pink (which happens increasingly often in the second half of the movie), she usually wears other bright colours such as yellow and red.]]

* BloodyHorror: Kayoko experiences this when she discovers the bleeding corpse of a soldier shot by an American fighter plane that just attacked her. The resulting shock is enough to cause her to faint.

** [[spoiler: [[ChekhovsSkill This skill later saves Kisaburo's life when Tokyo is firebombed and the family (sans Kayoko who has been evacuated) are forced to leave the air raid shelter and find cover elsewhere.]]]]

* TrainStationGoodbye: Actually a bus station goodbye, Kayoko's family and friends (except her father who is escorting her) come to see her off as she leaves for Numazu. Kisaburo, being the sibling Kayoko is closest to, runs alongside the bus until he can no longer keep up. Only then does Kayoko realise the extent of what she is leaving behind.

** Kayoko's parents start to emphasize this when Konosuke is on the way, in order to encourage Kayoko to try to be strong in preparation for becoming an older sister.

* The film is set in Japan before and during World War 2, see HopelessWar.
* [[spoiler: Kayoko being evacuated and Kisaburo surviving the firebombing of Tokyo and the two being the only members of their immediate family to survive the war. All of which happened in real-life.]]

** [[spoiler: [[ChekhovsSkill This skill later saves Kisaburo's life when Tokyo is firebombed and the family (sans Kayoko) are forced to leave the air raid shelter and find cover elsewhere.]]]]

* DrowningPit: Kayoko's fear of having a nighttime PottyEmergency causes her to have a nightmare in which water leaks out of the bathroom and floods the house until she is in danger of drowning.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The whole movie since, as the title suggests, it is basically Kayoko Ebina narrating an extended recollection of her memories of growing up in Japan before, during and in the immediate aftermath of World War 2.

** Kayoko has one as a result of her fear of the need for a nighttime PottyEmergency.

An even rarer remake titled ''Ashita Genki ni Nare'' (''Tomorrow Will Be a Brighter Day'') was released in the Summer of 2005 to mark the 60th Anniversary of the end of World War 2

* EmbarrassingDampSheets: As a result of Kayoko having a nightmare-induced PottyFailure, owing to her fear of having a nighttime PottyEmergency.

* PottyEmergency: Kayoko fears the possibility of having one during the nighttime and prays that such an event won't occur, cue NightmareSequence resulting from said fear, leading to PottyFailure and EmbarrassingDampSheets.
* PottyFailure: Kayoko has one during the night after having a nightmare relating to her fear of the need for a nighttime PottyEmergency.

** Kayoko assumes one when she opens up about her fear of going to the bathroom by herself in the middle of the night and hopes she will not have a nighttime PottyEmergency.
** She does it again when she witnesses the firebombing of Tokyo from the mountain tops of Numazu and frantically promises to correct all her character flaws and be a better person just as long as her family remains safe and well.

** [[spoiler: Kayoko survives the War after she is evacuated but her home and neighbourhood are destroyed in the firebombing of Tokyo and she loses her entire immediate family, except her immediate older brother Kisaburo. The film ends with Kayoko walking through the devastated city as the sun sets.]]