In This Corner of the World

  • PG13 (SINGAPORE)
  • 2017


MOVIE IS gorgeous japanese compelling fascinating leisurely
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Positive Reviews 52
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Average Rating 3.7/5
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3.5
It would be great if a story about imminent nuclear warfare didnt feel quite so relevant, but this animated epic gives reason to hope. Indie Wire
3.5
And while In This Corner of the World is bracingly honest in depicting the hardships and tragedies Japanese civilians endured during World War II, it .. Austin Chronicle
4.5
Its with a leisurely air that In This Corner of the World unravels its coming of age tale, yet the relaxed pace, sweet sentiments and gorgeous visuals .. Screen Daily
3.8
Thats what war does: it takes away ones ability to dream by making reality too oppressive for the light of imagination to find its way through the dar .. Rogerebert
4.0
But in a sense it still hangs over the Japanese city as thick and dark as soot: even its name cant escape from under the radioactive pall. Telegraph
4.5
This Japanese film uses hand drawn animation to give us a feel for what civilian life is like as a war comes closer and closer. Spirituality And Practice
3.8
Its not as if the countrys cinema has never fully grappled with The War and its role in it. Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
Time passes more frequently and in shorter burstsfrom months to days and even hours. Mark Reviews Movies
4.0
In This Corner of the World 12A, 130 mins The imagery in this gorgeous Japanese animation is delicate and whimsical, but its plot is increasingly hard .. The Times
4.0
This tale follows the childhood and arranged marriage of Suzu, who has a talent for drawing, as the shadows of war approach FUMIYO KOUNO/FUTABASHA/KON .. The Times
3.0
Fascinating and frustrating in equal measures, In This Corner of the World offers a compelling look at life in Japan during and directly after wartime .. News Review
3.0
Review Our Score by Trevor Johnston This anime feature offers an initially gentle take on the lot of a young housewife living in a Japanese naval town .. Radio Times
3.5
There are moments when the sheer physical beauty of In This Corner of the World is bound to bring a smile to the face. The Wrap
3.0
The film is particularly rich when it comes to the subdued rhythms and quotidian routines of life, and of Suzus culinary adventures. The Guardian
4.0
Unless you have no sense of history at all, you know this is coming from early in the movie.It gives the film a creeping dread, but director Sunao Kat .. Smh
4.5
Such thorough immersion is the best argument for why the film needed to be animated. Npr
1.5
Does it fascinate or alienate you when a film pushes through tragedy to treat on more prosaic parts of life Film Inquiry
4.0
It felt powerfully unique.The artistry and detail of Katabuchis hand drawn animation holds your eye. Empire
3.0
Director Sunao Katabuchis exploration of wartime Japan is simple and touching, if a bit too long and heavy for younger fans of animated films. Common Sense Media
4.2
A ghostly evocation of everyday life before and shortly after the bombing of Hiroshima, Sunao Katabuchis In This Corner of the World tells the hauntin .. Boston Herald
3.1
This kind of graceful, miniaturist, sketchbook aesthetic is wonderful for landscapes, particularly for casting warfare in an ironic sheen of beauty. Slant Magazine
3.8
Corner is a deeply sympathetic tale, using the possibilities of animation not just to pique curiosity, but to devastate. Washington Post
3.5
When a movie begins in the streets of 1930s Hiroshima, the citys eventual devastation can seem like a foregone conclusion. The New York Times
3.8
Hollywood movies often look forward to future apocalypses; some Japanese anime reflects on catastrophes of the past. Boston Globe
4.2
In This Corner of the World is a compelling, gripping work of art and the best animation of the year to date. Reeling Reviews
4.5
In This Corner of the World is a compelling, gripping work of art and the best animation of the year to date. Reeling Reviews
3.8
Eye opening and humanizing, the film focuses not on the Japanese war machine but the innocent peasants who bore the brunt of what their government unl .. ReelViews
3.5
This sense of what the homefront was like on the other side is fascinating because we so rarely see it. Los Angeles Times
3.5
A talented artist since childhood, Suzus drawings of an eccentric folktale about a crocodile bride resurfaces time and again in cute animated form fli .. Variety
2.3
Director and writer Sunao Katabuchi brings us a profound and overwhelming tale that is nothing short of heartbreakingly beautiful. Hey U Guys
3.2
In This Corner of the World prides itself on its hand drawn animation, a level of effort and expense that is becoming all too uncommon in contemporary .. The Play List
4.0
I thought it was very good.I still think that, but now Sunao Katabuchis elegant animated film a drama about a young Japanese woman named Suzu, based o .. Now Toronto
4.5
Seeing this through the eyes of Suzu gives the story its wonderment and sense of beauty. Ner Dist
5.0
An exquisite portrait of Hiroshima before the bomb that conjures a powerful sense of what and who was lost. Games Radar
4.0
It handles the subject with the appropriate level of sensitivity.It succeeds through a tight focus, and a mature handling of its subject matter. Star Burst Magazine
4.0
Like one of Suzus artistic sketches, In This Corner of the World is a beautiful and compelling portrait of real life, and despite its harsh portrayal .. Star Burst Magazine
4.0
Theres nothing particularly worrisome on a day to day basis, so when the grand darkness of war threatens to swallow everything, its a nearly unrecogni .. Flicks
4.5
Yes, this is her way of coping with the constant danger all around her, but its also some sugar on the pill that Katabuchi is asking the audience to s .. The Stranger
4.0
Much of its charm and compelling narrative comes from its lead character. Stuff
3.5
Rendered in 2D, the film is beautifully animated and illustrated, its colours muted. Scmp
2.0
Sunao Katabuchi directed and co wrote this beautifully painted, emotionally muted anime adaptation of Hiroshima native Fumiyo Konos manga series of th .. Sandiego Reader
3.5
But the spectre of combat and destruction keeps inching closer to her life. Straits Times
4.5
Suzus art gets subsumed in her overall imaginative and emotional resourcefulness. Film Comment
3.8
But for those willing to engage with it, the underlying optimism of the story and its quietly courageous protagonist will leave you feeling inspired a .. Awards Circuit
3.5
Its an effective (and tearjerking) portrait of people who might have lived in pre War Hiroshima, a city which we still tend to think about only in the .. Under The Radar Mag
4.5
Hiroshima, my love The only time that an animated movie will ever be made with the raw emotional potency of Takahata Isaos Grave of the Fireflies , fo .. Alternate Ending
3.8
Factory Films & Funimation Films) Sparse in its visual style yet weighty with its themes, In This Corner of the World is a Japanese animated featu .. Clclt
4.0
Like its forebear, the Studio Ghibli animated film Grave of the Fireflies, In This Corner of the World is more subtle and quietly beautiful, it presen .. National Post
2.5
The animation is hand drawn and delicate, with a color palette made up mostly of pastels, pink and light blue. Sf Chronicle
3.5
Somewhat lacking the gloss of a Ghibli film (some shots are still frames, while others pull back to show surely hand coloured vistas, as if Suzu had d .. Adelaide Review
3.5
The animation is lovely, often incorporating Suzus sketches, painting and visualizations, including a genre breaking sequence toward the end that in i .. Pgh City Paper
3.0
Although often beautifully animated and deeply sad, the film struggles to maintain a steady pace or provide enough detail to its characters. Chesapeake Family
3.0
Takahata gave us young victims of a tragedy as ancient and universal as war itself; Katabuchi offers us inspirational role models for todays Japan. Japan Times
5.0
The poignant tale covers over a dozen years in the life of Suzu Urano (Rena Nouren), an aspiring artist with a vivid imagination. Baret News Wire
4.4
But this poignant and heartbreaking film is definitely for older kids and adults only. Madison Movie
3.8
You dont need to be an Einstein to guess where the story is heading. The Globe And Mail



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