‘In This Corner of the World’ Anime Movie to be Screened on Sky Cinema!

According to a report by animeblurayuk, Sky Cinema will be broadcasting Sunao Katabuchi and MAPPA’s latest successful work In This Corner of the World in both High and Standard Definition. The screening will be in the original Japanese dub with English subtitles.
The film will be shown on Sky Cinema Premire and Sky Cinema Premire HD on March 7 at 10pm. Two early-morning screenings will then follow on March 9 at 3:45 am and March 10.

The film won the Fujimoto Award, the Minister (Daijin) Prize from the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Kinema Jumpo magazine’s best Japanese movie of the year, Hiroshima Peace Film Award during the Horishima International Film Festival, Jury Award in the Feature Film Category at Annecy, and the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.

It also won the Theatrical Anime Division at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival and was nominated as Best Animated Feature-Independent for the 45th Annual Annie Awards. It was also being one of the 26 film submitted for consideration for the 90th Acadamy Awards but in the end was not nominated.

In This Corner of the World follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, who in 1944 moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband’s family. Her life is thrown into chaos when her town is bombed during World War II. Her perseverance and courage underpin this heart-warming and inspirational tale of the everyday challenges faced by the Japanese in the midst of a violent, war-torn country. This beautiful yet poignant tale shows that even in the face of adversity and loss, people can come together and rebuild their lives.

Source: Anime News Network