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In This Corner of the World

Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni

2016

Sunao Katabuchi

Animation

7.3

1,850

Animation. Drama This successor of the long selling Heisei classic “Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms” is a family drama set in Hiroshima's military city Kure during the war. Protagonist Suzu marries and moves from Hiroshima City to Kure, where she encounters uncertainty in her new family, her new city, and her new world. However, she manages to live each day healthily and happily.

	Author	Review
United States	Maggie Lee Variety	"A wistfully nostalgic time capsule of civilian life under the catastrophic tide of war."	POS
United States	Forbes	"The movie has a feel of hand painted craftsmanship to it"	POS
United States	Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"Compelling (...) [It] is ultimately more about details (...) But in the end, such details convincingly reveal how, whether you’re a soldier or a housewife, war can ruin your life in a flash."	POS
United Kingdom	Sarah Ward Screendaily	"The (...) film's many charms spring as much from its tone of sorrow as from its lingering hope, ensuring the quiet, patient feature has a sizeable impact."	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"The tone is nostalgic, even sentimental, and the exquisite hand-drawn artwork captures the winter sunlight with a silvery warmth live-action couldn’t match. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Dan Jolin Empire	"The artistry and detail of Katabuchi’s hand-drawn animation holds your eye (...) Gorgeously rendered and deeply personal (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide The Guardian	"The film is particularly rich when it comes to the subdued rhythms and quotidian routines of life, and of Suzu’s culinary adventures. It’s less well developed when it comes to establishing Suzu as a well-rounded character (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Kate Muir The Times	"The delicate rituals of food preparation and traditional, restricted family life come into horrifying contrast with the bombardments and privations of the war (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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