In This Corner of the World vs The Promise
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.9/10 for The Promise). In This Corner of the World is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 13m. Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
The Promise| In This Corner of the World | The Promise | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | Japan | Spain |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Terry George |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Oscar Isaac, Numan Acar, Angela Sarafyan, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Rade Šerbedžija |
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 Promise
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
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