Japan Synopsis
この世界の片隅に
“Torn apart by war. Brought together by love.”
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…
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
588 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. In This Corner of the World sits at position #78.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
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Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #527 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #225 of 1,933 (top 12%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | GENCO, MAPPA |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | November 12, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4769824 |
| Official Site | www.inthiscornermovie.com |