In This Corner of the World

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…

Movie details

Release date

2016

Runtime

2h 10m

Genres

Animation, Drama, War, History

Status

Released

Original language

JA

Country

Japan

Director

Sunao Katabuchi

Production

GENCO, MAPPA

Revenue

$19,496,308

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