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79% Critic Match
In This Corner of the World
“Torn apart by war. Brought together by love.”
7.9 / 10• 2016• 2h 10m•PG-13• Japanese
DramaAnimationRomanceWarHistory
Storyline
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
Cast & Crew
Non
Suzu Hojo (voice)
Lead
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Shusaku Hojo (voice)
Natsuki Inaba
Harumi Kuromura (voice)
Minori Omi
Keiko Kuromura (voice)
Daisuke Ono
Tetsu Mizuhara (voice)
Megumi Han
Sumi Urano (voice)
Nanase Iwai
Rin Shiraki (voice)
Shigeru Ushiyama
Entaro Hojo (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sunao Katabuchi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. In This Corner of the World is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
