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In This Corner of the World
Why this pick
Its delicate hand-drawn domestic detail and wartime civilian viewpoint create a similarly humane, devastating portrait of ordinary life enduring catastrophe.
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MOVIE1988 1h 33m JPN
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
As World War II reaches its conclusion in 1945, Japan faces widespread destruction in the form of American bombings, devastating city after city and two siblings struggle to find safety.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tsutomu Tatsumi
Seita (voice)
Ayano Shiraishi
Setsuko (voice)