Kono sekai no katasumi ni = In this corner of the world /

この世界の片隅に = In this corner of the world /

Set in Hiroshima during World War II, an eighteen year old girl gets married and now has to prepare food for her family despite the rationing and lack of supplies. As she struggles with the daily loss of life's amenities she still has to maintain the will to live.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Katabuchi, Sunao, 1960- (Screenwriter), Kotringo (composer (expression)), Matsubara, Hidenori (Animator), Kōno, Fumiyo, 1968-
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English Japanese
Language Notes:	English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published:	Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Factory, [2017]
Subjects:	World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Hiroshima-chō > Drama. Hiroshima-chō (Japan) > Social life and customs > Drama. Manners and customs. Japan > Hiroshima-chō. 1939-1945 Animated films. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. War films.
Online Access:	Credits from Internet Movie Database

Description
Summary:	Set in Hiroshima during World War II, an eighteen year old girl gets married and now has to prepare food for her family despite the rationing and lack of supplies. As she struggles with the daily loss of life's amenities she still has to maintain the will to live.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016. Based on the manga Kono sekai no katasumi ni by Fumiyo Kōno. Special features: Interviews with the director Sunao Katabuchi and producer Masao Maruyama; Hiroshima & Kur: then & now; U. S. tour highlights; theatrical trailer & TV spots.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements including war-related images.
Production Credits:	Music, Kotringo ; character design & animation direction, Hidenori Matsubara. English version produced by SDI, in association with Animatsu Entertainment & Manga Entertainment, Jerome Mazandarani, Andrew Hewson, Darcy Giles, Tamara Small.
ISBN:	9786317047389 6317047383 9786663181041