Kokurikozaka kara
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese manga
series by Tetsurō Sayama and Chizuru Takahashi which was serialized by Kodansha
from January to August 1980 in the shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi
. The manga was collected in two volumes
published under the KC Nakayoshi
imprint.
The manga was adapted into a 2011 Studio Ghibli
film directed by Gorō Miyazaki
, with a script co-written by the director's father, Hayao
, and Keiko Niwa, co-author of the scripts for The Borrower Arrietty
(2010) and Tales from Earthsea
(2006).
Kokuriko is the Japanese spelling of "coquelicot" (French) for corn poppy.
, Japan
. (The Ghibli film is set in 1963) The main character, Umi Matsuzaki, is a high school girl who has to grow up quickly when her father goes missing.
announced on December 15, 2010 (JST
) that it would be adapting the manga for its 2011 summer release film. The staff announced for the film include Gorō Miyazaki
as the director, with a screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki
and Keiko Niwa, and music composed by Satoshi Takebe.
Aoi Teshima
, who played the role of Theru and sang the theme song in the 2006 Ghibli film Tales from Earthsea
will also be singing the theme song vocals for this film. Toshio Suzuki
will be producing Kokurikozaka kara, which will be distributed domestically by Toho
.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series by Tetsurō Sayama and Chizuru Takahashi which was serialized by Kodansha
Kodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
from January to August 1980 in the shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi
Nakayoshi
is a shōjo manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan. First published in December 1954, it is a long-running magazine with over 50 years worth of manga publication history. The target demographic for Nakayoshi is aimed at young girls between...
. The manga was collected in two volumes
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
published under the KC Nakayoshi
Nakayoshi
is a shōjo manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan. First published in December 1954, it is a long-running magazine with over 50 years worth of manga publication history. The target demographic for Nakayoshi is aimed at young girls between...
imprint.
The manga was adapted into a 2011 Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli
is a Japanese animation and film studio founded in June 1985. The company's logo features the character Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro...
film directed by Gorō Miyazaki
Goro Miyazaki
is a Japanese film director of anime feature films, like his internationally-known father Hayao Miyazaki. Described as "reluctant" to follow his father's career, for decades Gorō chose to work in landscaping rather than animation....
, with a script co-written by the director's father, Hayao
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly fifty years, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli,...
, and Keiko Niwa, co-author of the scripts for The Borrower Arrietty
The Borrower Arrietty
The Secret World of Arrietty, known in Japan as and in the UK as Arrietty, is a 2010 Japanese animated fantasy film based on Mary Norton's juvenile fantasy novel The Borrowers...
(2010) and Tales from Earthsea
Tales from Earthsea (film)
is a 2006 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Gorō Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli.The film is based on a combination of plots and characters from the first four books of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series: A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore and Tehanu. The...
(2006).
Kokuriko is the Japanese spelling of "coquelicot" (French) for corn poppy.
Plot
The manga is set in the late 1970s in YokohamaYokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. (The Ghibli film is set in 1963) The main character, Umi Matsuzaki, is a high school girl who has to grow up quickly when her father goes missing.
Studio Ghibli film
Studio GhibliStudio Ghibli
is a Japanese animation and film studio founded in June 1985. The company's logo features the character Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro...
announced on December 15, 2010 (JST
Japan Standard Time
Japan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 09:00 in Japan Standard Time. There is no daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated several times. Japan Standard Time is the same as...
) that it would be adapting the manga for its 2011 summer release film. The staff announced for the film include Gorō Miyazaki
Goro Miyazaki
is a Japanese film director of anime feature films, like his internationally-known father Hayao Miyazaki. Described as "reluctant" to follow his father's career, for decades Gorō chose to work in landscaping rather than animation....
as the director, with a screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly fifty years, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli,...
and Keiko Niwa, and music composed by Satoshi Takebe.
Aoi Teshima
Aoi Teshima
is a Japanese singer and voice actor.-Career:While Aoi Teshima went to C&S music academy in Fukuoka, she began a music career as an amateur in 2003...
, who played the role of Theru and sang the theme song in the 2006 Ghibli film Tales from Earthsea
Tales from Earthsea (film)
is a 2006 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Gorō Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli.The film is based on a combination of plots and characters from the first four books of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series: A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore and Tehanu. The...
will also be singing the theme song vocals for this film. Toshio Suzuki
Toshio Suzuki (producer)
is a film producer of anime and a long-time colleague of Hayao Miyazaki, as well as the current CEO of Studio Ghibli. Suzuki is renowned as one of Japan's most successful producers after the enormous box office success of many Ghibli films. According to Miyazaki, "If it were not for Mr...
will be producing Kokurikozaka kara, which will be distributed domestically by Toho
Toho
is a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...
.