Ikkis vs In This Corner of the World
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.1/10 for Ikkis). In This Corner of the World is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 28m. In This Corner of the World is the older of the two (2016 against 2026). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ikkis
In This Corner of the World| Ikkis | In This Corner of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 28m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Sriram Raghavan | Sunao Katabuchi |
| Main cast | Zakir Hussain, Sikandar Kher, Jaideep Ahlawat, Vivaan Shah, Suhasini Mulay | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba |
Synopsis
Ikkis
Second Lieutenant and India's youngest Param Vir Chakra recipient, Arun Khetarpal, gave his life fighting for his battalion and the country during the 1971 Battle of Basantar. Ikkis also takes a reflective look at the futility of war through the eyes of Khetarpal's father, who visits his ancestral home in Sargodha and Alma Mater for reunion, which now happens to be in post-partition Pakistan, 30 years later.
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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