PHIn this Corner of the World (Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni)
The story follows Suzu, an innocent young Japanese woman who is a talented illustrator who lives in Hiroshima and Kure, Japan, during World War II. When Suzu was 18, she worked for a small family business when an unknown young man suddenly proposed to her. The man, Shūsaku, lived in Kure as a navy civilian, remembered seeing Suzu ten years ago, with fantastic experiences. Suzu married him, moved to Kure, and joined Shūsaku's family. However, dark clouds of the war against the US were approaching and threatening the ordinary Japanese people.
You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., a large port city, is located within one hour by local train from Hiroshima. The port is facing You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and widely known as the largest military base of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. As Japan was losing to the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., living conditions in Japan were getting worse and U.S. military forces were threatening ordinary Japanese people.
In spite of the food shortage, Suzu made efforts to get over the hard conditions during the wartime and also to prepare to mitigate the bombing damage. In 1945, U.S. air raids started and heavily attacked warships and naval facilities and the city areas in Kure. Suzu was wondering if she will return to the hometown (Eba) in Hiroshima, not yet bombed, from the house of Kure. When Suzu was still in Kure, August 6, 1945, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. horribly destroyed countless human beings and everything in Hiroshima.
Like a lot of Japanese, Suzu could not avoid inevitable tragedy, brought by the war, and the war deprived Suzu of the precious persons, and also "an irreplaceable part of her body" which is her right hand, for her dominance and reliability towards it. When the war was over nine days after the atomic bombing, the family started the new lives at the time of newborn Japan. Suzu regained the motivation to get through, for her and others, with courage and affection, in one corner of the world.
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