In This Corner of the World

"In This Corner of the World" is set in Japan during World War II, specifically in 1943 and 1944-45, in Hiroshima and Kure. Young Suzu marries a young military clerk named Shusaku, whom she had once met as a child, and joins his family in Kure, where she quickly becomes indispensable with her creativity to overcome deprivation. As the threat of the Pacific War encroaches on the townspeople, Suzu and her family face hardships, loss, and frequent air raids.