In This Corner of the World vs Skin
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.9/10 for Skin). Skin is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 10m. In This Corner of the World is the older of the two (2016 against 2019). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
Skin| In This Corner of the World | Skin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Crime, Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Guy Nattiv |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Bill Camp, Mike Colter, Vera Farmiga, Russell Posner, Daniel Henshall |
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…
Skin
A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.
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