In This Corner of the World (2016)

11/12/2016 (JP) • 2h 10m

Drama, Animation, Romance, War, History

Torn apart by war. Brought together by love.

Overview

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…

Top Billed Cast

Non

Suzu Hojo (voice)

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)

Mayumi Shintani

San Hojo (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

$19,496,308.00

Keywords

japan

husband wife relationship

world war ii

hiroshima, japan

family relationships

based on manga

adult animation

seinen

1940s

anime

1930s

shōwa era (1926-89)

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