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…
Directed by Sunao Katabuchi
japan
husband wife relationship
world war ii
hiroshima, japan
family relationships
romance
based on manga
adult animation
seinen
1940s
anime
1930s
shōwa era (1926-89)
daily life
Rank
#13 in 2016·#687 overall
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Cast
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Suzu Hojo (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Shusaku Hojo (voice)
Natsuki Inaba
Harumi Kuromura (voice)
Minori Omi
Keiko Kuromura (voice)
Daisuke Ono
Tetsu Mizuhara (voice)
Megumi Han
Sumi Urano (voice)
Nanase Iwai
Rin Shiraki (voice)
Shigeru Ushiyama
Entaro Hojo (voice)
Mayumi Shintani
San Hojo (voice)
Tsuyoshi Koyama
Juro Urano (voice)
Masumi Tsuda
Kiseno Urano (voice)
Kanata Omori
Yoichi Urano (voice)
Crew
Sunao Katabuchi
Director
Sunao Katabuchi
Screenplay
Kotringo
Original Music Composer
Masao Maruyama
Producer
Shiro Sasaki
Music Producer
Yusuke Tannawa
Compositing Supervisor
Otohiko Fujita
Musician
Fumie Muroi
Key Animation
Yukitomo Tochino
Dialect Coach
Sunao Katabuchi
Sound Director
Atsuko Fukushima
Key Animation
Hiroko Kazui
Key Animation
Popular Reviews
261 reviews
Bea
8.4★ · 01/01/01
ho non ironicamente pianto
ho non ironicamente pianto
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Najma
8.0★ · 06/06/26
suzu losing so much while still trying to find beauty in everyday life was what got me the most. even though she lost lot of people she loved, she never completely lost her kindness or imagination. beautiful and heartbreaking
suzu losing so much while still trying to find beauty in everyday life was what got me the most. even though she lost lot of people she loved, she never completely lost her kindness or imagination. beautiful and heartbreaking
