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Film · 2016

In This Corner of the World

Original titleKono Sekai no Katasumi ni

Directed by Sunao Katabuchi · starring Keith Silverstein, Cherami Leigh and Kira Buckland

  • 2 h 9 min
  • PG
  • Animation · Drama · War
  • Japan
  • Released in the UK 27 June 2017
  • 8.3 AverageMovieNCo
  • 8.2 Users4 votes
  • 8.5 Critics6 reviews

Synopsis

Based on Fumiyo Kono's homonymous manga, it tells the story of a young woman named Suzu Uranus from her earliest childhood to her maturity during World War II. The girl at the age of 18 agrees with Sh?saku Hôjô, a young man who she met him one day in her city, Hiroshima. The young lady moves to live with her husband and his political family in Kure, a coastal city that is located in the prefecture of Hiroshima. Shûsaku works as a naval officer, which will make the young Suzu stay at home alone with her mother-in-law, her sister-in-law and her niece when the war takes place. It is the story of these women who had to carry a house in the middle of the war, of those women who did their best to keep their children from starving, those women who struggled in time. Directed by Sunao Katabuchi and written by Katabuchi and Chie Uratani, the film participated in the Animaficx section of the 54th Gijón International Film Festival.

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Runtime
129 min2 hours and 9 minutes
Rating
PGParental guidance
How long is In This Corner of the World?
2 hours and 9 minutes (129 minutes).
When was In This Corner of the World released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 27 June 2017.
Who directed In This Corner of the World?
Sunao Katabuchi.
Who is in In This Corner of the World?
It stars Keith Silverstein, Cherami Leigh, Kira Buckland and Barbara Goodson.
Where can I watch In This Corner of the World?
In the UK it is available with a channel on Apple TV and a channel on Prime Video.
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Director
Sunao Katabuchi

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Reviews

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8.2 4 votes

What the critics say average 8.5 from 6 outlets

  • 10 Cine PremiereJulio Vélez "A film that tells an intimate story of struggle and family values before the ravages of war. Definitely a masterpiece". Read
  • 9.0 Screen DailySarah Ward "The crowd-funded film's many charms spring as much from its tone of sorrow as from its lingering hope, ensuring the quiet, patient feature has a sizeable impact". Read
  • 8.0 VarietyMaggie Lee Adapting Fumiyo Kono?s 2007 manga of the same title, director Sunao Katabuchi captures the manifold experiences of a housewife during WWII with beguiling intimacy and appealing hand-drawn… Read

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  1. kanashikite yarikirenaKotringo

Trivia

  • Lack of support

    Director Sunao Katabuchi took approximately six years to raise money for production because of his poor support.

  • Periodic table

    All the characters in 'In this corner of the world' are based on elements of the periodic table.

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