Anime World Order did a review on In this corner of the world. It’s set during WWII following a Japanese family in a small town. I’m glad to hear it’s on Netflix. From AWO’s review this film qualifies as must watch for anime/animation fans.
I also had one of those DVD players for some cheap (to me) kung fu movies. It worked like a charm for about 6 months before going down the any dvd route. They still exist and for 150 USD you too can decrypt all your dvd/bluerays.