Musical
“In This Corner
of the World”

Synopsis:

July, 1945—Kure, Japan. Lying quietly on her futon, Suzu’s mind begins to drift. Memories of time spent with loved ones rise to the surface, and slowly, each recollection comes to life once more.

Raised peacefully between the Hiroshima seaside towns of Eba and Kusatsu, Suzu grew up surrounded by her father, Juro, a seaweed farmer; her mother, Kiseno; her brother, Yoichi; her younger sister, Sumi; and her grandmother, Ito. In February 1944, she marries into the Hojo family in Tadanoumi, a hillside neighborhood in Kure, about 30 kilometers from Eba.

There, she begins a new life with her quiet husband, Shusaku; his warm-hearted parents, Entaro and San; and her sister-in-law Keiko, recently estranged from her late husband’s family, along with Keiko’s daughter, Harumi.

As war tightens its grip, daily life becomes increasingly constrained. Yet Suzu navigates the days with resilience, helping and being helped by neighbors. Amid the hardships, she finds small joys—a rare date with Shusaku, a chance encounter with Shiroki Rin at the Futaba House, a reunion with her childhood friend Tetsu Mizuhara, now a sailor.

Then, on March 19, 1945, Kure is bombed for the first time.

Even as life grows harsher, everyone continues on—each in their own place, each holding onto the rhythms of daily life.