In This Corner of the World vs The Quiet American
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.5/10 for The Quiet American). The Quiet American is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 10m. The Quiet American is the older of the two (2002 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
The Quiet American| In This Corner of the World | The Quiet American | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, Thriller, War |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Phillip Noyce |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Brendan Fraser, Rade Šerbedžija, Michael Caine, Holmes Osborne, Ngo Quang Hai |
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 Quiet American
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
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