TOKYO -- A crowdfunded Japanese animated film is on its way to becoming a box-office hit, symbolizing an emerging style of film production for the country.
After opening in theaters on Nov. 12, director Sunao Katabuchi's "Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni" ("In This Corner of the World") reached an attendance figure of 166,490 in just 13 days even though it has mainly been screened in small cinemas. The film depicts the life of a woman in Hiroshima during World War II.
