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…

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 12, 2016

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

MAPPA,GENCO

Cast

Non,Yoshimasa Hosoya,Natsuki Inaba,Minori Omi,Daisuke Ono,Megumi Han,Nanase Iwai,Shigeru Ushiyama,Mayumi Shintani,Tsuyoshi Koyamaand 37 more

Director

Sunao Katabuchi

Writer

Sunao Katabuchi,Fumiyo Kouno

Producer

Taro Maki,Masao Maruyama

Cinematography

Yuya Kumazawa

Music

Kotringo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$19,496,308

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt4769824