Superb tale. Hard to talk about it without going into specifics of the plot. Could be a 5 star, but the translation has some quirks here and there, especially in the parts where modern speech is brought in. Incredibly personal tale, benefits from not having a “world at stake” driven plot, but still accomplished a grand encompassing scope with a limited set of characters. Manages to delve into some unexpected topics as well that did leave me surprised. Haunting soundtrack superbly employed to drive urgency and escalation in major plot events.