Drama ·Animation ·Romance ·War ·History · Japan · 2016 · 2h 10m

In This Corner of the World

この世界の片隅に

In This Corner of the World poster
Director
Sunao Katabuchi
Cast
Non as Suzu Hojo (voice) Yoshimasa Hosoya as Shusaku Hojo (voice) Natsuki Inaba as Harumi Kuromura (voice) Minori Omi as Keiko Kuromura (voice) Daisuke Ono as Tetsu Mizuhara (voice) Megumi Han as Sumi Urano (voice)
Crew
Yuya Kumazawa — Director of Photography Kashiko Kimura — Editor Kotringo — Original Music Composer Sunao Katabuchi — Screenplay Taro Maki — Producer Masao Maruyama — Producer
Tagline

Torn apart by war. Brought together by love.

Synopsis

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…

Trailer In This Corner of the World — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japanhusband wife relationshipworld war iihiroshima, japanfamily relationshipsbased on mangaadult animationseinen1940sanime1930sshōwa era (1926-89)
Key Collaborators
Sunao Katabuchi Director Yuya Kumazawa Director of Photography Kashiko Kimura Editor Kotringo Original Music Composer Sunao Katabuchi Screenplay Taro Maki Producer Masao Maruyama Producer
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