In This Corner of the World vs The Thin Red Line
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.4/10 for The Thin Red Line). In This Corner of the World is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 51m. The Thin Red Line is the older of the two (1998 against 2016). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
The Thin Red Line| In This Corner of the World | The Thin Red Line | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 2h 51m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Terrence Malick |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Dash Mihok, Jim Caviezel, Miranda Otto, John Cusack, Tim Blake Nelson |
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 Thin Red Line
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
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