In This Corner of the World vs The Aftermath
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.4/10 for The Aftermath). The Aftermath is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 10m. In This Corner of the World is the older of the two (2016 against 2019). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
The Aftermath| In This Corner of the World | The Aftermath | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | James Kent |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Keira Knightley, Pip Torrens, Alexander Scheer, Jason Clarke, Jack Laskey |
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…
The Aftermath
In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German widower who lives with them.
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