In This Corner of the World's reviews
Media reviews
Cine Premiere
"A film that tells an intimate story of struggle and family values before the ravages of war. Definitely a masterpiece".
Screen Daily
"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".
Variety
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 illustration."
The Telegraph
"Confronting the horrors of history head-on can make for cinema that's impossible to shake, but Katabuchi's painterly, introspective film proves a sideways approach can be just as indelible".
Empire
A gorgeously rendered and deeply personal portrayal of a young woman?s life in the part of the world where history?s greatest conflict reached a devastating conclusion.
The Hollywood Reporter
An intimate account of life during wartime [...] Impressionistic chronicle of the war [...] Its harrowing third act reveals what can happen when civilians become targets as well.