In This Corner of the World
“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…
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Cast
48 people
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Suzu Hojo (voice)
Known for
Pokémon Concierge
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Hisako Kyouda
Ito Morita (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Shusaku Hojo (voice)
Known for
Attack on Titan
Haikyu!!
Natsuki Inaba
Harumi Kuromura (voice)
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Matasaburou of the Wind
Like Father, Like Son
Minori Omi
Keiko Kuromura (voice)
Also in
Being Born
Daisuke Ono
Tetsu Mizuhara (voice)
Known for
Attack on Titan
Black Clover
Megumi Han
Sumi Urano (voice)
Known for
Hunter x Hunter
The Rising of the Shield Hero
Nanase Iwai
Rin Shiraki (voice)
Known for
Genius Party
Shigeru Ushiyama
Entaro Hojo (voice)
Known for
ULTRAMAN
Descending Stories
Mayumi Shintani
San Hojo (voice)
Known for
Kill la Kill
FLCL
Tsuyoshi Koyama
Juro Urano (voice)
Known for
Ascendance of a Bookworm
Sword Art Online
Masumi Tsuda
Kiseno Urano (voice)
No other roles listed
Sunao Katabuchi Director · Fumiyo Kouno Author Kotringo Composer
Worldwide gross $19M · United States release August 11, 2017 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$19,496,308
Production
GENCO
Production
MAPPA
Production
Netflix
Studio
FlyingDog
Production
MADBOX
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
この世界の片隅に
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 28, 2016
Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Japan · November 12, 2016
Theatrical
United States · August 11, 2017
Limited theatrical
United States
June 20, 2017 · Premiere · LA Film Festival
July 23, 2017 · Premiere · Japan Cuts
Argentina
March 9, 2018 · Limited theatrical
Australia
August 27, 2017 · Premiere · Brisbane Film Festival
Belgium
March 1, 2017 · Premiere · The Brussels Animation Film Festival
Canada
November 12, 2016 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
October 4, 2018 · Premiere · CPH:PIX
France
June 12, 2017 · Premiere · Annecy International Animation Festival
September 6, 2017 · Theatrical
Germany
January 21, 2017 · Premiere · Akiba Pass Festival
May 27, 2017 · Premiere · Nippon Connection Film Festival
July 17, 2017 · Digital
Hong Kong SAR China
March 30, 2017 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 28, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
May 6, 2017 · Premiere · Future Film Festival
September 19, 2017 · Limited theatrical
Japan
November 3, 2016 · Premiere · New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival
November 13, 2016 · Premiere · Hiroshima International Film Festival
February 5, 2017 · Premiere · Yokohama Film Festival
April 21, 2017 · Premiere · Okinawa International Movie Festival
September 15, 2017 · Digital
November 4, 2019 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival - extended version
December 20, 2019 · Theatrical · extended version
Mexico
March 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Poland
March 15, 2018 · Digital · Netflix
May 16, 2025 · Digital · Canal+ Online
Portugal
March 9, 2018 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 12, 2017 · Premiere · Japan Media Arts Festival in Singapore
South Korea
November 16, 2017 · Theatrical
June 13, 2025 · Digital · 이 세상의 (그리고 다른 세상의) 한구석에
Spain
June 30, 2017 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
January 28, 2017 · Premiere · Gothenburg Film Festival
April 1, 2017 · Theatrical
May 21, 2017 · Premiere · Stockholm International Comics Festival
Taiwan
July 8, 2017 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
July 28, 2017 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 4, 2017 · Premiere · Japanese Film Festival
February 23, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 22, 2017 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
June 28, 2017 · Theatrical
Vietnam
August 18, 2017 · Limited theatrical
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