In This Corner of the World vs Les Misérables
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for Les Misérables). In This Corner of the World is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 14m. Les Misérables is the older of the two (1998 against 2016). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
Les Misérables| In This Corner of the World | Les Misérables | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 2h 14m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Crime, Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Bille August |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Lennie James, Claire Danes, Uma Thurman, Geoffrey Rush, Liam Neeson |
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…
Les Misérables
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
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