In This Corner of the World vs The King
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for The King). In This Corner of the World is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 20m. In This Corner of the World is the older of the two (2016 against 2019). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
The King| In This Corner of the World | The King | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | David Michôd |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Stephen Fewell, Ben Mendelsohn, Sean Harris, Joel Edgerton, Robert Pattinson |
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 King
England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
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