In This Corner of the World (film)
In This Corner of the World is a 2016 Japanese animated wartime drama film produced by MAPPA, co-written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi, featuring character designs by Hidenori Matsubara and music by Kotringo. The film is based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Fumiyo Kōno. It premiered in Japan on November 12, 2016. Animatsu Entertainment licensed the global distribution rights of the film in June 2016. Shout! Factory acquired the distribution rights for North America, with a U.S. theatrical release on August 11, 2017, co-released by Funimation Films. An extended version of the film, titled In This Corner of the World , premiered on December 20, 2019 and surpassed the extended 70mm cut of Final Yamato by five minutes to become the longest theatrical animated film to date.
Theatrical release poster
The characters wore monpe (women's trousers, pictured in 1937) in the winter of 1943 because it was very cold and tabi socks were not available.
Sunao Katabuchi is a Japanese animation director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist.
He is director of Contrail Co. Ltd.
He has been a part-time lecturer at Nihon University College of Art since 2006, and a Project Professor at the college of Art of at the same university since 2018. He has also served as a part-time lecturer at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts since 2013.
He is married to a fellow director of anime Chie Uratani.
Sunao Katabuchi in 2019
Sunao Katabuchi's signature, 2016