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2016 film by Sunao Katabuchi
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2016 · 2h 10m · Animation · Drama · War
TMDB 7.9/10 (645 votes)
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…
Directed by Sunao Katabuchi
Box office $19M worldwide
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In This Corner of the World is a 2016 Japanese animated war drama film produced by MAPPA, co-written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi, featuring character designs by Hidenori Matsubara and music by Kotringo. The film is based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Fumiyo Kōno. It premiered in Japan on November 12, 2016. Animatsu Entertainment licensed the global distribution rights of the film in June 2016. Shout! Factory acquired the distribution rights for North America, with a U.S. theatrical release on August 11, 2017, co-released by Funimation Films. An extended version of the film, titled In This Corner of the World , premiered on December 20, 2019. At 168 minutes long, It surpassed the extended 70mm cut of Final Yamato by five minutes and became the world's longest theatrically released animated film, later tying with Chang'an.
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