In This Corner of the World — Season 1, Episode 8: Episode 8
Family, Drama • 55 min • 1 season, 9 episodes • ★ 6.8/10
Episode synopsis
An unprecedented, gigantic mushroom cloud appears in the sky in the direction of Hiroshima. It is said that a new type of bomb has been dropped. Suzu (Matsumoto Honoka) is extremely worried about her family living in Eba, but there is nothing she can do alone. When Shusaku (Matsuzaka Tori) returns home, he is worried about her, but she remains brave. Suzu then vows to herself that she wants to become even stronger. A few days later, a notice is circulated around the Hojo household. It tells them to wait in front of the radio for an important announcement at noon. Not only San (Ito Ran) and Keiko (Ono Machiko), but also Taki (Kino Hana) and other neighbors gather at the Hojo household.
About In This Corner of the World
18-year-old Urano Suzu marries Hojo Shusaku and moves from Eba City to Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture in the middle of the Pacific War. As Japan slides into a war it cannot get out of, the townspeople go on with their “ordinary” lives. Supplies are short, and family and friends get sent to the battlefield. Suzu and the Hojo family battle such anxieties as they try to live positively.