In This Corner of the World

7.9 2016 Sunao Katabuchi 2h 10m
Drama Animation Romance War History
In This Corner of the World

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 ever

Cast

Non Non Suzu Hojo (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya Yoshimasa Hosoya Shusaku Hojo (voice)
Natsuki Inaba Natsuki Inaba Harumi Kuromura (voice)
Minori Omi Minori Omi Keiko Kuromura (voice)
Daisuke Ono Daisuke Ono Tetsu Mizuhara (voice)
Megumi Han Megumi Han Sumi Urano (voice)
Nanase Iwai Nanase Iwai Rin Shiraki (voice)
Shigeru Ushiyama Shigeru Ushiyama Entaro Hojo (voice)

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Vibes

Emotional Deeply Moving Visually Stunning Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with In This Corner of the World

Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies 1988
Japanese civilians in WWII. Two animated films about the war happening not on battlefields but in kitchens, bedrooms, and the quiet spaces between air raids.

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