Covering the lives of ordinary people in Japan during WWII through their mundane lives In This Corner of the World is successful in making the audience cry without being melodramatic. Without relying on any political side of the war or the graphic nature of its effects it's the life of ordinary people that is focused here, those who have to live through all the horrors in their own home itself. How the whole world around you is cruel and you can still keep your innocence pure is not shown in a supercilious manner but it can be felt through all the light moments.
