In This Corner of the World (2017)

  • PG-13
  • 06/20/2017 (US)
  • Drama, Animation, Romance, War, History
  • 2h 10m

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…

Sunao Katabuchi

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Non's headshot

Non

Suzu Hojo (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya's headshot

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Shusaku Hojo (voice)
Natsuki Inaba's headshot

Natsuki Inaba

Harumi Kuromura (voice)
Minori Omi's headshot

Minori Omi

Keiko Kuromura (voice)
Daisuke Ono's headshot

Daisuke Ono

Tetsu Mizuhara (voice)
Megumi Han's headshot

Megumi Han

Sumi Urano (voice)
Nanase Iwai's headshot

Nanase Iwai

Rin Shiraki (voice)
Shigeru Ushiyama's headshot

Shigeru Ushiyama

Entaro Hojo (voice)

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