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-->'''Suzu:''' My right hand that held Harumi's hand in June. My right hand that drew Shusaku's face in May. My right hand that held Teru's lip balm in April. My right hand that held my brother's brain in February...

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-->'''Suzu:''' Yesterday, I found out that my right hand was gone. My right hand that held Harumi's hand in June. My right hand that drew Shusaku's face in May. My right hand that held Teru's lip balm rouge in April. My right hand that held my brother's brain in February...


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-->'''Mrs. Kariya:''' My own son, and I didn't even recognize him.
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In a SliceOfLife story that takes place in Japan during World War II, expect some ''major'' heartbreaking moments.

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In While ''In This Corner of the World'' may be a SliceOfLife story that story, it still takes place in Japan during World War II, so expect some ''major'' heartbreaking moments.
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* After the bombing of Hiroshima, a badly wounded man is seen sitting outside of the local community center in Suzu's neighborhood. The next day, it's mentioned that he managed to make to all the way from Hiroshima, only to die sitting up. Towards the end of the story, Suzu accompanies her fellow housewife Mrs. Kariya to trade some clothing for various goods; when Suzu asks if it was really okay to give away all that good clothing, Mrs. Kariya reveals that it belonged to her son, who she recently learned was the man who died outside the community center.
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** Keiko's reaction to her daughter's death is downright '''painful'''. Blinded by tears, she calls Suzu a murderer for failing to protect Harumi and desperately begs to bring her back. Harumi's broken bloodstained bag is all Keiko has left of her now. It doesn't help that the reason they were getting on the train was so Keiko could Harumi to her in-laws in Shimonoseki so her daughter would be safe from the air raids on Kure.

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** Keiko's reaction to her daughter's death is downright '''painful'''. Blinded by tears, she calls Suzu a murderer for failing to protect Harumi and desperately begs to bring her back. Harumi's broken bloodstained bag is all Keiko has left of her now. It doesn't help that the reason they were getting on wanted to take the train was so Keiko could entrust Harumi to her in-laws in Shimonoseki so her daughter would be safe from the air raids on Kure.Kure (which was already a blow to Keiko's pride, since her in-laws had previously taken custody of her son Hisao as the heir to their family).
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** Keiko's reaction to her daughter's death is downright '''painful'''. Blinded by tears, she calls Suzu a murderer for failing to protect Harumi and desperately begs to bring her back. Harumi's broken bloodstained bag is all Keiko has left of her now. And remember the earlier scene when she sends the girls off to the hospital? She looks ''visibly worried for her young daughter's safety''.

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** Keiko's reaction to her daughter's death is downright '''painful'''. Blinded by tears, she calls Suzu a murderer for failing to protect Harumi and desperately begs to bring her back. Harumi's broken bloodstained bag is all Keiko has left of her now. And remember It doesn't help that the earlier scene when she sends reason they were getting on the girls off train was so Keiko could Harumi to her in-laws in Shimonoseki so her daughter would be safe from the hospital? She looks ''visibly worried for her young daughter's safety''. air raids on Kure.
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** Keiko's reaction to her daughter's death is downright '''painful'''. Blinded by tears, she calls Suzu a murderer for failing to protect Harumi and desperately begs to bring her back. Harumi's broken bloodstained bag is all Keiko has left of her now. And remember the earlier scene when she sends the girls off to the hospital? She looks ''[[AdultFear visibly worried for her young daughter's safety]]''.

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** Keiko's reaction to her daughter's death is downright '''painful'''. Blinded by tears, she calls Suzu a murderer for failing to protect Harumi and desperately begs to bring her back. Harumi's broken bloodstained bag is all Keiko has left of her now. And remember the earlier scene when she sends the girls off to the hospital? She looks ''[[AdultFear visibly ''visibly worried for her young daughter's safety]]''.safety''.
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* By the end of the film, nearly all of Suzu's family end up dead. Her brother is killed in action, her mother goes missing after the bombing of Hiroshima, and her father succumbs to radiation exposure after searching for his wife in the aftermath. While her sister Sumi is still alive, she ends up ill from the radiation, and it's left ambiguous as to whether she survives or not.

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* By the end of the film, story, nearly all of Suzu's immediate family end up is dead. Her brother is killed in action, her mother goes missing after the bombing of Hiroshima, and her father succumbs to radiation exposure after searching for his wife in the aftermath. While her sister Sumi is still alive, she ends up ill from the radiation, and it's left ambiguous as to whether she survives she'll survive or not.

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* Later in the flim where Suzu is eating white rice with her in laws, a ghostly hand appears over Suzu and rubs her head in a comforting way. The hand is implied to be Harumi and also in the flim, there is a scene where Harumi makes flower crowns by herself. The place where Harumi makes them looks like heaven.

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* Later in When Suzu's sister Sumi visits Suzu after the flim where loss of her hand and sees how heavily Kure has been bombed, she invites Suzu to come back home to Hiroshima for their annual festival, since "the bombings aren't as bad there". A ''major'' case of DramaticIrony, considering what happens to Hiroshima later on.
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* Suzu's emotional breakdown after finding out that Japan has lost the war. Every trial that she and her family had to endure, every death that she had to deal with, they all culminated to ''nothing''.
* By the end of the film, [[spoiler:nearly all of Suzu's family end up dead. Her brother is killed in action, her mother goes missing after the bombing of Hiroshima, and her father succumbs to radiation exposure after searching for his wife in the aftermath. While her sister Sumi is still alive, she ends up ill from the radiation, and it's left ambiguous as to whether she survives or not]].
** Keep in mind that earlier in the film, Sumi invited Suzu to come back home to Hiroshima, since "[[DramaticIrony the bombings aren't as bad there]]"...

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* Suzu's emotional breakdown after finding out that Japan has lost the war. Every trial that she and her family had to endure, every death that she had to deal with, they all culminated to ''nothing''.
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* By the end of the film, [[spoiler:nearly nearly all of Suzu's family end up dead. Her brother is killed in action, her mother goes missing after the bombing of Hiroshima, and her father succumbs to radiation exposure after searching for his wife in the aftermath. While her sister Sumi is still alive, she ends up ill from the radiation, and it's left ambiguous as to whether she survives or not]].
** Keep in mind that earlier in the film, Sumi invited Suzu to come back home to Hiroshima, since "[[DramaticIrony the bombings aren't as bad there]]"...
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* While waiting to purchase train tickets, Keiko entrusts Suzu to take Harumi to the hospital so they could visit Entaro. On the way back, [[spoiler:a major air raid hits Kure, forcing Suzu and Harumi to take cover in a public bomb shelter. When the raid ceases and all appears to be safe, a time-delayed bomb abruptly goes off, killing Harumi and taking Suzu's right hand]]. The story only gets bleaker from there...
** [[spoiler:Keiko's]] reaction to [[spoiler:her daughter's]] death is downright '''painful'''. [[spoiler:Blinded by tears, she calls Suzu a murderer for failing to protect Harumi and desperately begs to bring her back. Harumi's broken bloodstained bag is all Keiko has left of her now. And remember the earlier scene when she sends the girls off to the hospital? She looks ''[[AdultFear visibly worried for her young daughter's safety]]'']].

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* While waiting to purchase train tickets, Keiko entrusts Suzu to take Harumi to the hospital so they could visit Entaro. On the way back, [[spoiler:a a major air raid hits Kure, forcing Suzu and Harumi to take cover in a public bomb shelter. When the raid ceases and all appears to be safe, a time-delayed bomb abruptly goes off, killing Harumi and taking Suzu's right hand]]. hand. The story only gets bleaker from there...
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** [[spoiler:Keiko's]] Keiko's reaction to [[spoiler:her daughter's]] her daughter's death is downright '''painful'''. [[spoiler:Blinded Blinded by tears, she calls Suzu a murderer for failing to protect Harumi and desperately begs to bring her back. Harumi's broken bloodstained bag is all Keiko has left of her now. And remember the earlier scene when she sends the girls off to the hospital? She looks ''[[AdultFear visibly worried for her young daughter's safety]]'']].safety]]''.



* Suzu [[spoiler:grieving about the loss of her drawing hand]]. Remembering all the times when she heard the phrase "I'm glad" used by the people around her, she looks down at [[spoiler:the stub where her hand used to be]] and remarks, "I don't know what I should be glad about."
-->'''Suzu:''' [[spoiler:My right hand that held Harumi's hand in June. My right hand that drew Shusaku's face in May. My right hand that held Teru's lip balm in April. My right hand that held my brother's brain in February...]]

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* Suzu [[spoiler:grieving grieving about the loss of her drawing hand]]. hand. Remembering all the times when she heard the phrase "I'm glad" used by the people around her, she looks down at [[spoiler:the the stub where her hand used to be]] be and remarks, "I don't know what I should be glad about."
-->'''Suzu:''' [[spoiler:My My right hand that held Harumi's hand in June. My right hand that drew Shusaku's face in May. My right hand that held Teru's lip balm in April. My right hand that held my brother's brain in February...]]



* We get a brief glimpse of what happened to the young orphan girl [[spoiler:before she was taken in by Suzu and Shusaku]]: when Hiroshima was bombed, her mother, riddled with large shrapnel wounds and quickly bleeding to death, weakly took her daughter by the hand and brought them both to safety, before finally expiring with the girl by her side. As her mother's corpse started to decay (to the point where ''maggots started emerging from her body''), the girl was forced to leave her behind to rot in the ruins of Hiroshima, wandering off and scavenging for food '''by herself''' before eventually meeting with [[spoiler:her future adoptive parents]].
** Also the fact that [[spoiler: she felt safe enough with Suzu, because her mother lost the same hand from the shrapnel.]]

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* We get a brief glimpse of what happened to the young orphan girl [[spoiler:before before she was taken in by Suzu and Shusaku]]: Shusaku: when Hiroshima was bombed, her mother, riddled with large shrapnel wounds and quickly bleeding to death, weakly took her daughter by the hand and brought them both to safety, before finally expiring with the girl by her side. As her mother's corpse started to decay (to the point where ''maggots started emerging from her body''), the girl was forced to leave her behind to rot in the ruins of Hiroshima, wandering off and scavenging for food '''by herself''' before eventually meeting with [[spoiler:her her future adoptive parents]].
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* Later in the flim where Suzu is eating white rice with her in laws, A ghostly hand appears over Suzu and rubs her head in a comforting way. The hand is implied to be Harumi and also in the flim, there is a scene where Harumi makes flower crowns by herself. The place where Harumi makes them looks like heaven.

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* Later in the flim where Suzu is eating white rice with her in laws, A a ghostly hand appears over Suzu and rubs her head in a comforting way. The hand is implied to be Harumi and also in the flim, there is a scene where Harumi makes flower crowns by herself. The place where Harumi makes them looks like heaven.

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Later in the flim where Suzu is eating white rice with her in laws, A ghostly hand appears over Suzu and rubs her head in a comforting way. The hand is implied to be Harumi and also in the flim, there is a scene where Harumi makes flower crowns by herself. The place where Harumi makes them looks like heaven.

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* We get a brief glimpse of what happened to the young orphan girl [[spoiler:before she was taken in by Suzu and Shusaku]]: when Hiroshima was bombed, her mother, riddled with large shrapnel wounds and quickly bleeding to death, weakly took her daughter by the hand and brought them both to safety, before finally expiring with the girl by her side. As her mother's corpse started to decay (to the point where ''maggots started emerging from her body''), the girl was forced to leave her behind to rot in the ruins of Hiroshima, wandering off and scavenging for food '''by herself''' before eventually meeting with [[spoiler:her future adoptive parents]].

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* We get a brief glimpse of what happened to the young orphan girl [[spoiler:before she was taken in by Suzu and Shusaku]]: when Hiroshima was bombed, her mother, riddled with large shrapnel wounds and quickly bleeding to death, weakly took her daughter by the hand and brought them both to safety, before finally expiring with the girl by her side. As her mother's corpse started to decay (to the point where ''maggots started emerging from her body''), the girl was forced to leave her behind to rot in the ruins of Hiroshima, wandering off and scavenging for food '''by herself''' before eventually meeting with [[spoiler:her future adoptive parents]].parents]].
** Also the fact that [[spoiler: she felt safe enough with Suzu, because her mother lost the same hand from the shrapnel.]]
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Later in the flim where Suzu is eating white rice with her in laws, A ghostly hand appears over Suzu and rubs her head in a comforting way. The hand is implied to be Harumi and also in the Flim, there is a scene where Harumi makes flower crowns by herself. The places where Harumi makes looks like heaven.

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Later in the flim where Suzu is eating white rice with her in laws, A ghostly hand appears over Suzu and rubs her head in a comforting way. The hand is implied to be Harumi and also in the Flim, there is a scene where Harumi makes flower crowns by herself. The places where Harumi makes looks like heaven.
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* We get a brief glimpse of what happened to the young orphan girl [[spoiler:before she was taken in by Suzu and Shusaku]]: when Hiroshima was bombed, her mother, riddled with large shrapnel wounds and quickly bleeding to death, weakly took her daughter by the hand and brought them both to safety, before finally expiring with the girl by her side. As her mother's corpse started to decay (to the point where ''maggots started emerging from her body''), the girl was forced to leave her behind to rot in the ruins of Hiroshima, wandering off and scavenging for food '''by herself'' before eventually meeting with [[spoiler:her future adoptive parents]].

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* We get a brief glimpse of what happened to the young orphan girl [[spoiler:before she was taken in by Suzu and Shusaku]]: when Hiroshima was bombed, her mother, riddled with large shrapnel wounds and quickly bleeding to death, weakly took her daughter by the hand and brought them both to safety, before finally expiring with the girl by her side. As her mother's corpse started to decay (to the point where ''maggots started emerging from her body''), the girl was forced to leave her behind to rot in the ruins of Hiroshima, wandering off and scavenging for food '''by herself'' herself''' before eventually meeting with [[spoiler:her future adoptive parents]].
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* We get a brief glimpse of what happened to the young orphan girl [[spoiler:before she was taken in my Suzu and Shusaku]]: when Hiroshima was bombed, her mother, riddled with large shrapnel wounds and quickly bleeding to death, weakly took her daughter by the hand and brought them both to safety, before finally expiring with the girl by her side. As her mother's corpse started to decay (to the point where ''maggots started emerging from her body''), the girl was forced to leave her behind to rot in the ruins of Hiroshima, wandering off and scavenging for food '''by herself'' before eventually meeting with [[spoiler:her future adoptive parents]].

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* We get a brief glimpse of what happened to the young orphan girl [[spoiler:before she was taken in my by Suzu and Shusaku]]: when Hiroshima was bombed, her mother, riddled with large shrapnel wounds and quickly bleeding to death, weakly took her daughter by the hand and brought them both to safety, before finally expiring with the girl by her side. As her mother's corpse started to decay (to the point where ''maggots started emerging from her body''), the girl was forced to leave her behind to rot in the ruins of Hiroshima, wandering off and scavenging for food '''by herself'' before eventually meeting with [[spoiler:her future adoptive parents]].
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In a SliceOfLife story that takes place in Japan during World War II, expect some ''major'' heartbreaking moments.
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* While waiting to purchase train tickets, Keiko entrusts Suzu to take Harumi to the hospital so they could visit Entaro. On the way back, [[spoiler:a major air raid hits Kure, forcing Suzu and Harumi to take cover in a public bomb shelter. When the raid ceases and all appears to be safe, a time-delayed bomb abruptly goes off, killing Harumi and taking Suzu's right hand]]. The story only gets bleaker from there...
** [[spoiler:Keiko's]] reaction to [[spoiler:her daughter's]] death is downright '''painful'''. [[spoiler:Blinded by tears, she calls Suzu a murderer for failing to protect Harumi and desperately begs to bring her back. Harumi's broken bloodstained bag is all Keiko has left of her now. And remember the earlier scene when she sends the girls off to the hospital? She looks ''[[AdultFear visibly worried for her young daughter's safety]]'']].
* Suzu [[spoiler:grieving about the loss of her drawing hand]]. Remembering all the times when she heard the phrase "I'm glad" used by the people around her, she looks down at [[spoiler:the stub where her hand used to be]] and remarks, "I don't know what I should be glad about."
-->'''Suzu:''' [[spoiler:My right hand that held Harumi's hand in June. My right hand that drew Shusaku's face in May. My right hand that held Teru's lip balm in April. My right hand that held my brother's brain in February...]]
** Seeing Suzu go from a smiling, happy-go-lucky girl who tries to make the best out of a bad situation, to a stone-faced, emotional wreck who can no longer find happiness is heartbreaking in itself. Thankfully, she gets better by the end.
* Suzu's emotional breakdown after finding out that Japan has lost the war. Every trial that she and her family had to endure, every death that she had to deal with, they all culminated to ''nothing''.
* By the end of the film, [[spoiler:nearly all of Suzu's family end up dead. Her brother is killed in action, her mother goes missing after the bombing of Hiroshima, and her father succumbs to radiation exposure after searching for his wife in the aftermath. While her sister Sumi is still alive, she ends up ill from the radiation, and it's left ambiguous as to whether she survives or not]].
** Keep in mind that earlier in the film, Sumi invited Suzu to come back home to Hiroshima, since "[[DramaticIrony the bombings aren't as bad there]]"...
* We get a brief glimpse of what happened to the young orphan girl [[spoiler:before she was taken in my Suzu and Shusaku]]: when Hiroshima was bombed, her mother, riddled with large shrapnel wounds and quickly bleeding to death, weakly took her daughter by the hand and brought them both to safety, before finally expiring with the girl by her side. As her mother's corpse started to decay (to the point where ''maggots started emerging from her body''), the girl was forced to leave her behind to rot in the ruins of Hiroshima, wandering off and scavenging for food '''by herself'' before eventually meeting with [[spoiler:her future adoptive parents]].

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