In This Corner of the World vs Kalashnikov AK-47
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.4/10 for Kalashnikov AK-47). Kalashnikov AK-47 is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 10m. In This Corner of the World is the older of the two (2016 against 2020). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
Kalashnikov AK-47| In This Corner of the World | Kalashnikov AK-47 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | Japan | Russia |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Konstantin Buslov |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Vitaliy Khaev, Yura Borisov, Sergey Gazarov, Artur Smolyaninov, Dmitriy Kulichkov |
Synopsis
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…
Kalashnikov AK-47
A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front line. While recovering in the hospital, he begins creating the initial sketches of what will become one of the world’s most legendary weapons. A self-taught inventor is only 29 when he develops the now iconic assault riffle — the AK-47. Shot in occupied Crimea.
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