In This Corner of the World

In This Corner of the World
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sunao Katabuchi
Produced by	Masao Maruyama Taro Maki
Written by	Sunao Katabuchi Chie Uratani
Based on	Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni by Fumiyo Kōno
Starring	Non Yoshimasa Hosoya Natsuki Inaba Minori Omi Daisuke Ono Megumi Han Shigeru Ushiyama Mayumi Shintani Nanase Iwai Tengai Shibuya III
Music by	Kotringo
Production company	MAPPA
Distributed by	Tokyo Theatres Animatsu Entertainment
Release date	October 28, 2016 (2016-10-28) (TIFF) November 12, 2016 (2016-11-12) (Japan)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	¥250 million (US$2.2 million}
Box office	¥2.5 billion (US$19.2 million)

In This Corner of the World (この世界の片隅に, Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni^?) is a 2016 Japanese animated historical 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 has licensed the film for global distribution, while Shout! Factory has acquired the distribution rights for North America, with a theatrical release to take place in Q3 2017.

The film is set in the 1930s-1940s in Hiroshima and Kure in Japan, roughly 10 years before and after the atomic bomb, but mainly in 1944-45. In the film, nature and traditional culture in Japan are clearly described and contrasted with the cruel and irredeemable scenes brought by the war. Though it is a fictional account, the episodes and background of the story are based on facts and real incidents researched by the production staff. In the film, the lost townscape of pre-war Hiroshima, damaged by the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, is accurately revived in the scenes, following old photos, documents, and the memories of living people.

The project was announced in August 2012 and began crowdfunding in March 2015 to raise funds. The crowdfunding was a success, with a Japanese record of 3,374 contributors and the ¥39 million raised exceeding the ¥20 million goal. Another crowdfunding, to send Katabuchi overseas for promotion, was started on November 22, 2016 and reached the goal of ¥10 million within eleven hours.