The feature film anime "In a Corner of the World" will be broadcast on NHK General for the first time on terrestrial wave on August 3 (Sat)! A related special program "#Suzu-san here and there" will also be aired on N-Spec!

Since its release in November 2016, the film version of the anime "In a Corner of the World," which gradually gained a huge response and had an exceptionally long run after its release, will be broadcast on terrestrial wave for the first time. It will be broadcast on NHK General Television on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 21:00.

The manga "In a Corner of the World" is a manga work by Fumiyo Kono that was serialized in "Manga Action" (Futabasha). It is a masterpiece that carefully and sometimes humorously depicts the daily life of Suzu, a woman living in Hiroshima during the Pacific War. It was later made into an animated feature film directed by Sunao Katabuchi and screened in November 2016. The film is also known for having raised funds for its production through crowdfunding, etc. When the film was first released, it was shown in only 63 theaters in Japan, but gradually its value spread by word-of-mouth, etc., and it became a super long-run film that is still being shown in theaters throughout Japan even after nearly three years have passed since its release. It has become an extremely long-running film that continues to be screened in theaters throughout Japan. The film has been highly acclaimed, winning more than 70 awards both in Japan and abroad, including the Best Animation Award at the 40th Japan Academy Awards and the Best Film Award at the 41st Annecy International Animation Film Festival in Annecy, France.

The film will finally be broadcast on terrestrial television for the first time. Those who have not yet seen the film, as well as those who have seen the film in theaters, can experience the excitement of the film once again.

One week after the terrestrial broadcast of the film, an NHK special program titled "#(hashtag) Achikokochi no Suzu-san: Memories of Life During the War" will be broadcast from 21:00 on August 10 (Sat). The keyword "# (hashtag) Suzu-san here and there" was used in NHK's "Close-Up Today" program broadcast in August 2018 to introduce episodes of people who, like Suzu-san, the main character in "In This Corner of the World," lived hard during the war while devising and weaving their daily lives, including love, fashion and food. The story was born from a call on SNS for episodes of people who, like Suzu, the protagonist of "In a Corner of the World," were living hard during the war, weaving their way through their daily lives in such simple ways as love, fashion and food. The program received a great response to its call to pass on the "desire for peace" and "memories of war" to the next generation by bringing war, which is often thought of as a story of the distant past, closer to home.

Director Sunao Katabuchi, Hikaru Yaotome and Satoshi Ino of "Hey! Say! JUMP," and Chihara Jr. were announced as studio guests for this program. It was also decided that an animation based on these episodes, newly created with Director Katabuchi by MAPPA, the studio that produced "In This Corner of the World," will be used in the program.

In addition, in order to promote this program with a wide range of generations, various NHK programs will be linked together, including "Rajira! (Radio 1), "Asa Ichi" (General TV), which is widely watched by the child-rearing generation, and "Close-Up Today" (General TV), which is supported mainly by the working generation, while calling for "#Suzu-san here and there" contributions for the NHK Special broadcast on Saturday, August 10, on that day, each The performers from the programs will assemble. JAPAN, which has been considering the need to archive memories and records and preserve them for future generations in response to the social issue of the "fading of war experiences," has endorsed this initiative. JAPAN, which has been considering the need to archive and preserve memories and records of the war experience for the future, has endorsed the project and will use the keywords "Suzu-san here and there" together in an attempt to connect "war memories" while sending out unique content.

On December 20 (Friday) of this year, a new animated feature film, "In (many more) corners of the world," will be released in theaters. This is a new animated film based on the movie "In a Corner of the World" and incorporates many fascinating episodes from the original work. The story is about Suzu's true feelings and the warm and sad secrets inside everyone's hearts that are revealed as the "many more lives" of the people surrounding Suzu are depicted more deeply. Let's look forward to this story as well.

Theatrical Animation "In (even more) several corners of this world
Opening in theaters on December 20, 2019 (Friday)

Introduction.
Highly acclaimed both in Japan and abroad, the film "In One Corner of the World" has been shown for more than 900 days without a single day of interruption since its release in 2016. This new film is a new version of such "In a Corner of the World" interspersed with many fascinating episodes from the original work. We get to know "several more lives" of the people surrounding Suzu as they are depicted in more depth. We will learn the true emotions that were inside Suzu. And that everyone was thinking of someone else and had a warm and sad secret.
A new story filled with tender love will deeply penetrate your heart this winter.

Story
Suzu marries into Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, and begins a new life with her husband Shusaku and his family. The year was 1944, when Japan was in the midst of war. The war situation worsens and life becomes extremely difficult, but Suzu manages to weave her way through life with ingenuity. One day, she wanders into a brothel and meets Lynn. Despite their different circumstances, Suzu is able to connect with the first woman of her generation she meets in Kure. However, Suzu is suddenly exposed to Shusaku and Lynn's past.
Suzu, Lynn, and Shusaku. Each of them is trying their best to live each day with their secret feelings inside.
Then comes the summer of 1945.

Voice Cast: Non, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Natsuki Inaba, Mishitsu Omi, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Ban, Nanayo Iwai, Shigeru Ushiyama, Mayumi Shintani / Tengai Shibuya (special appearance)
Original story: "In a Corner of the World" by Fumiyo Konno (published by Futabasha)
Planning: Masao Maruyama, Assistant Director/Composition: Chie Uratani, Character Design/Editing Director: Hidenori Matsubara, Art Director: Kosuke Hayashi, Music: Kotoringo, Producer: Taro Maki, Director/Screenplay: Sunao Katabuchi
Production Supervisor: GENCO
Animation Production: MAPPA, Distribution: Tokyo Theatres, Production: 2018 "In a Corner of the World" Production Committee ikutsumono-katasumini.jp

Recommended Articles