Friend vs In This Corner of the World
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.3/10 for Friend). Friend is the shorter watch at 21m compared with 2h 10m. Friend is the older of the two (2015 against 2016). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Friend
In This Corner of the World| Friend | In This Corner of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2016 |
| Length | 21m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Jamie Donoughue | Sunao Katabuchi |
| Main cast | Lum Veseli, Andi Bajgora, Eshref Durmishi, Xhevdet Jashari, Astrit Kabashi | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba |
Synopsis
Friend
The friendship of two boys is tested to its limits as they battle for survival during the Kosovo war.
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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