Downfall vs In This Corner of the World
Downfall and In This Corner of the World are tied on audience score (7.9/10). In This Corner of the World is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2016). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
In This Corner of the World| Downfall | In This Corner of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Sunao Katabuchi |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba |
Synopsis
Downfall
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to…
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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