In This Corner of the World vs The Blue Umbrella
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.5/10 for The Blue Umbrella). The Blue Umbrella is the shorter watch at 7m compared with 2h 10m. The Blue Umbrella is the older of the two (2013 against 2016). Both are animation, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
The Blue Umbrella| In This Corner of the World | The Blue Umbrella | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2013 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 7m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Animation, Romance |
| Country | Japan | United States of America |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Saschka Unseld |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Sarah Jaffe |
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 Blue Umbrella
It is just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters.
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