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Title: In This Corner of the World (2016)
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Non | ... | Suzu (voice) (as Rena Nounen) |
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Ava Pickard | ... | Suzu (Young) (voice) |
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Kenna Pickard | ... | Harumi (voice) |
| Karen Strassman | ... | Rin (voice) | |
| Melodee Spevack | ... | Kiseno (voice) | |
| Michael Sorich | ... | Juro (voice) | |
| Tony Azzolino | ... | Yoichi (voice) | |
| Anne Yatco | ... | Additional Voices (voice) | |
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Bailey Bucher | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Bryce Papenbrook | ... | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| Cherami Leigh | ... | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| Christopher Corey Smith | ... | Additional Voices (voice) (as Christopher Smith) | |
| Cindy Robinson | ... | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| Cristina Valenzuela | ... | Additional Voices (voice) | |
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Dane Price | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
Set in Hiroshima during World War II, an eighteen-year-old girl gets married and now has to prepare food for her family despite the rationing and lack of supplies. As she struggles with the daily loss of life's amenities she still has to maintain the will to live. Written by aghaemi
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Suzu is a young girl living in a peaceful seaside Japanese city. It's revealed to be pre-war Hiroshima. Her family farms seaweed. At 18, she receives a marriage proposal from a relative stranger, a young earnest man from Kure who fell in love with her at first sight. She marries and moves in with his family. Kure is a Navy town and everybody works at the base. As food gets rationed, she finds ways to adapt. She continues to draw and is beloved by her adoring niece Harumi. The winds of war blow harsh as life grows ever more difficult.
The animation is simply beautiful which contrast nicely with the fear of impending doom. I really liked not naming Hiroshima at first. I'm sure everybody in Japan noticed the building right away but outside Japan, the audience may not catch on. It would be more compelling to stay silent on the city name longer. I actually expected more of a love triangle especially with that amazing sea rabbit drawing. It didn't turn out that way which is perfectly fine. I grew to like Shusaku which is exactly what Suzu does. There are some devastating drama but it also leave some heart-warming turns for the audience. Hiroshima is handled with class. It's Fireflies without the unrelenting depression.