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In This Corner of the World
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In This Corner of the World

2016-11-12 · 130 min · ★ 7.9

Animation · Drama · War · History

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…

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Directors
Sunao Katabuchi
Production companies
GENCO, MAPPA
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 19,496,308

Top Cast

NonNonSuzu Hojo (voice)
Yoshimasa HosoyaYoshimasa HosoyaShusaku Hojo (voice)
Natsuki InabaNatsuki InabaHarumi Kuromura (voice)
Minori OmiMinori OmiKeiko Kuromura (voice)
Daisuke OnoDaisuke OnoTetsu Mizuhara (voice)
Megumi HanMegumi HanSumi Urano (voice)
Nanase IwaiNanase IwaiRin Shiraki (voice)
Shigeru UshiyamaShigeru UshiyamaEntaro Hojo (voice)
Mayumi ShintaniMayumi ShintaniSan Hojo (voice)
Tsuyoshi KoyamaTsuyoshi KoyamaJuro Urano (voice)
Masumi TsudaMasumi TsudaKiseno Urano (voice)
Kanata OmoriKanata OmoriYoichi Urano (voice)
Kotone TachibanaKariya (voice)
Hiromi SetaHiromi SetaChita (voice)
Kikuyo SemiKikuyo SemiDomoto (voice)
Nozomu SasakiNozomu SasakiUncle Kobayashi (voice)
Tomoko ShiotaTomoko ShiotaAunt Kobayashi (voice)
Hisako KyodaHisako KyodaIto Morita (voice)
Mina MeguroMina MeguroMarina (voice)
Yuine IkedaYuine IkedaChizuko (voice)

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