In This Corner of the World vs While at War
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.1/10 for While at War). While at War is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 10m. 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
While at War| In This Corner of the World | While at War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Alejandro Amenábar |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Tito Valverde, Luis Callejo, Luis Bermejo, Santi Prego, Eduard Fernández |
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…
While at War
Salamanca, Spain, 1936. In the early days of the military rebellion that began the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), writer Miguel de Unamuno supports the uprising in the hope that the prevailing political chaos will end. But when the confrontation becomes bloody, Unamuno must question his initial position.
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