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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Wendy Ide

In This Corner of the World review – 1940s Japan through the eyes of a teen

In This Corner of the World.

Set in and near Hiroshima during the second world war, this gentle but slightly unfocused anime looks at Japan through the eyes of an 18-year-old girl. Suzu (voiced by Non) is married off to a boy she hardly knows, but makes the most of her ordinary life. The film is particularly rich when it comes to the subdued rhythms and quotidian routines of life, and of Suzu’s culinary adventures. It’s less well developed when it comes to establishing Suzu as a well-rounded character.

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