Anna and the King vs In This Corner of the World
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.8/10 for Anna and the King). In This Corner of the World is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 28m. Anna and the King is the older of the two (1999 against 2016). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Anna and the King
In This Corner of the World| Anna and the King | In This Corner of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 28m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Andy Tennant | Sunao Katabuchi |
| Main cast | Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bill Stewart, Tom Felton, Geoffrey Palmer | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba |
Synopsis
Anna and the King
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.
In This Corner of the World
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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