Kono sekai no katasumi ni (Original title)In This Corner of the World (Alternative title)この世界の片隅に (Alternative title)Konosekai no katasumini (Help search title)
Date: 2016 (Release)Country: JapanDirector: Sunao Katabuchi
Synopsis: In 1944, 18 year-old Suzu Urano moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima where she marries Shusaku Hojo, a young clerk who works at the local naval base. Living with his family, Suzu focusses on running the household and preparing meals for the family in spite of the limitations of wartime rationing. In 1945, intense bombings by the US military finally reach Kure with devastating effects on the town’s residents and their way of life. Suzu’s life is changed irrevocably, but she responds to her changed circumstances with courage and forbearance.
Genre: Animation
Subjects: World War II, Far East campaign, Home fronts, Aerial warfare, Aftermath of war, Bomb damage, Japan, Hiroshima, Family life, Domestic cleaning, Cookery
Releases
Date: 12 November 2016Country: JapanRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 128 mins Dialogue (original): Japanese
Date: 30 June 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Dialogue (original): Japanese / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: National Amusements
Date: 2016 (Release)Country: JapanDirector: Sunao Katabuchi
Synopsis: In 1944, 18 year-old Suzu Urano moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima where she marries Shusaku Hojo, a young clerk who works at the local naval base. Living with his family, Suzu focusses on running the household and preparing meals for the family in spite of the limitations of wartime rationing. In 1945, intense bombings by the US military finally reach Kure with devastating effects on the town’s residents and their way of life. Suzu’s life is changed irrevocably, but she responds to her changed circumstances with courage and forbearance.
Genre: Animation
Subjects: World War II, Far East campaign, Home fronts, Aerial warfare, Aftermath of war, Bomb damage, Japan, Hiroshima, Family life, Domestic cleaning, Cookery
Releases
Date: 12 November 2016Country: JapanRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 128 mins Dialogue (original): Japanese
Date: 30 June 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Dialogue (original): Japanese / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: National Amusements
Credits
(19)
©: Fumiyo Kouno, ©: Futabasha, ©: Konosekai no katasumini Project, Production by: Inc. GENCO, Animation production by: Studio MAPPA, Inc. GENCO, Animation production by [International Sales]: Animatsu Entertainment, Produced by: Masao Maruyama, Produced by: Masao Maruyama, Produced by: Taro Maki, Assistant Direction by: Chie Uratani, Screenplay by: Sunao Katabuchi, Based on the manga by: Fumiyo Kouno, Animation Direction by: Hidenori Matsubara, Screen Composition by: Chie Uratani, Art Direction by: Kosuke Hayashi, Character Design by: Hidenori Matsubara, Original Music by: Kotringo
Cast
(6)
Non (voice of Suzu Urano), Yoshimasa Hosoya (voice of Shusaku Hojo), Daisuke Ono (voice of Tetsu), Minori Omi (voice of Michiko, ‘Keiko’), Megumi Han (voice of Sumi), Natsuki Inaba (voice of Harumi)