In This Corner of the World vs The Flowers of War
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.4/10 for The Flowers of War). In This Corner of the World is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 26m. The Flowers of War is the older of the two (2011 against 2016). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
The Flowers of War| In This Corner of the World | The Flowers of War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2011 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 2h 26m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | Japan | China |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Zhang Yimou |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Christian Bale, Paul Schneider, Shigeo Kobayashi, Atsuro Watabe, Ni Ni |
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 Flowers of War
A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
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