is a Japanese

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series written by and illustrated by . It was originally serialized in 1979 in the manga magazine ''

Nakayoshi is a monthly Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga List of manga magazines, magazine published by Kodansha in Japan. First issued in December 1954, it is a long-running magazine with over 60 years of manga publication history. Notable titles serialized ...

''. The series was adapted into the 2011 animated film ''

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'', animated by

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and directed by Gorō Miyazaki.

Plot

The manga is set in the late 1960s in

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; the Ghibli film is set in 1963. The main character, Umi Komatsuzaki, is a high school girl who has to grow up quickly when her father goes missing.

Media

Manga

The manga was written by written by and illustrated by , and was published by

Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...

in the manga magazine ''

'' from December 1979 (January issue 1980) to July 1980 (August issue 1980). The manga was collected in two

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published under the KC Nakayoshi imprint.

Film

announced on December 15, 2010, 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 is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli and serves as honorary chairman. Throughout his career, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Anime, Japanese ani ...

and Keiko Niwa, and music composed by

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Aoi Teshima is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Kasuga, Fukuoka. She is known for singing and acting in several Goro Miyazaki movies including ''Tales from Earthsea'' and ''From Up on Poppy Hill''. Early life Aoi Teshima was born on June 21, 19 ...

, who played the role of Theru and sang the theme song in the 2006 Ghibli film ''

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'' would also sing the theme song for this film.

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was to produce ''Kokurikozaka kara'', to be distributed domestically by

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. In the film adaptation, Umi's family name is shortened to Matsuzaki.

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