In This Corner of the World

"Torn apart by war. Brought together by love."

2016 2h 10m JA

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 658

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Synopsis

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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…

“Torn apart by war. Brought together by love.”

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Cast

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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
Sumi Urano (voice)
Nanase Iwai
Rin Shiraki (voice)
Shigeru Ushiyama
Entaro Hojo (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sunao Katabuchi
Writers: Sunao Katabuchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CAST

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233+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sunao Katabuchi, shot by Yuya Kumazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kotringo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kashiko Kimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Non and Yoshimasa Hosoya and Natsuki Inaba carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Torn apart by war. Brought together by love.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4769824 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sunao Katabuchi directs. Yuya Kumazawa behind the camera. Kotringo scores. Kashiko Kimura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2233+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by Sunao Katabuchi, shot by Yuya Kumazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kotringo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kashiko Kimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Non and Yoshimasa Hosoya and Natsuki Inaba carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Torn apart by war. Brought together by love.".
8IMDB entry: tt4769824 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "japan", "husband wife relationship", "world war ii", "hiroshima, japan".
10Released under 13 different titles around the world.