In This Corner of the World vs Sunshine
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Sunshine). In This Corner of the World is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 3h 1m. Sunshine is the older of the two (1999 against 2016). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
Sunshine| In This Corner of the World | Sunshine | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1999 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 3h 1m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | István Szabó |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Molly Parker, Mark Strong, Ralph Fiennes, James Frain, William Hurt |
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…
Sunshine
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
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