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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Why this pick
Its hand-drawn delicacy, attention to domestic life, and quietly devastating emotional arc echo the humane, feminine perspective of In This Corner of the World.
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MOVIE2016 2h 4m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A spirited 18-year-old woman is married off to a man she barely knows as she combats the daily struggles of living in Hiroshima during World War II.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
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Suzu Urano/Hojo (voice)
Shusaku Hojo (voice)
Daisuke Ono
Tetsu Mizuhara (voice)
Shigeru Ushiyama
Entaro Hojo
Tsuyoshi Koyama
Juro Urano (voice)
Megumi Han
Sumi Urano (voice)
Hisako Kyouda
Ito Morita (voice)
Mayumi Shintani
San Hojo (voice)