Go, go, go AstroBoy

One of the biggest problem with YouTube is you can't get off it. I was trolling through memory lane until 1 am this morning looking at old cartoon clips like AstroBoy. It was one of my favorite cartoon when a wee lass and then we moved into a different TV region that didn't receive the transmissions of the channel that hosted AstroBoy. My heart was broken (at least for a little while). I didn't know it was a Japanese creation. No wonder the characters' mouths moved out of synch with their voices.

Anyway, it brought back memories of other Japanese cartoons that were shown from time to time. One was the White Serpent but there was another more beautiful animated film from either the 1960's or 50's which I couldn't find. Any Japanese Anime fans out there? What I remember was the story of a young boy and his sister who may have become orphans or sold to a wealthy family as servants. The girl became very depressed and the last you see of her is walking towards a lake where you presumed she drowned and then from the lake rose a swan or geese that represented her spirit. The young boy went in search of his sister and went through various adventures. Does this ring a bell?