Dou kyu sei – Classmates vs In This Corner of the World
Dou kyu sei – Classmates has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.9/10 for In This Corner of the World). Dou kyu sei – Classmates is the shorter watch at 1h 1m compared with 2h 10m. Both are animation, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dou kyu sei – Classmates
In This Corner of the World| Dou kyu sei – Classmates | In This Corner of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 1m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Animation, Romance | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Shoko Nakamura | Sunao Katabuchi |
| Main cast | Kenji Nojima, Hideo Ishikawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Yurino | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba |
Synopsis
Dou kyu sei – Classmates
Rihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for their school’s upcoming chorus festival. After school, the two meet regularly, as Hikaru helps Rihito to improve his singing skills. While they listen to each other’s voice and harmonize, their hearts start to beat together.
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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