Newsletter 'PEACE CULTURE' No.84-09

Library Exhibition: In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the WorldSuzu in Hiroshima

This exhibition is being held in the East Building B1 of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, from June 1 to the end of October (planned).
 The animated film In This Corner of the World, set in Hiroshima and Kure, was released in November 2016, and was seen by over 2.1 million people. A new version of the film, In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World, with additional episodes of over 250 cuts and over 30 minutes, was released in December 2019. This exhibition is made up of 19 display panels that depict the once-lively streetscape and the tragic state after the atomic bombing, mainly showing scenes from the film featuring the main character Suzu in Hiroshima, in particular those set in Nakajima Ward (currently Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park). There are also an additional 34 copies of original drawings and 22 sketches on display, and most of the explanatory text in the exhibition was written by the film's director, Sunao Katabuchi. The director's special focus on particular details is evident throughout the exhibition.
 "The building of Taishoya kimono store was just 170m from the bomb's hypocenter, and it still exists today as the Rest House in Peace Memorial Park. When trying to show the building in a scene, Otsuya muslin store that is in front of it should also appear in the scene, but I could not obtain any photos of that store. The only way I could recreate it was to ask many people about it." (Katabuchi)
The exhibition is popular and well-received.

The exhibition is popular and well-received.

 Otsuya was depicted using more than ten studies, but in the new film it has been re-drawn based on materials that were found after the release of the first film. That process is shown in the exhibition.
 To express gratitude to visitors to the exhibition who cooperate in measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, the sign of Suzu at the exhibition venue also wears a mask.
 
(Peace Memorial Museum Curatorial Division)
 
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