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In this Corner of the World Named Kinema Jumpo's Best Film of the Year
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Film magazine Kinema Jumpo revealed its list of the 10 best Japanese movies of the year on Tuesday, with My Neighbor Totoro in 1988, almost 30 years ago. In addition, the magazine awarded Katabuchi with the Best Director Award.
Anno with the Best Scriptwriter award.
In This Corner of the World earned 1 billion yen ($8.53 million) at the Japanese box office.
acquired the global rights to the film. The film is slated to open in 14 foreign countries, beginning in England, , and South America, and it will eventually travel to , Mexico, and other countries.
The film is based on Kure City on the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture. Suzu perseveres through World War II with pluck and determination.
Director and writer Sunao Katabuchi (Tokyo Theatres Company is distributing the film.
The film won the Hiroshima Peace Film Award at the Hiroshima International Film Festival in November, and it screened at Annecy in a Work in Progress session in June.
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms manga in North America.
[Via Yaraon!]
