Coquelicot-zaka kara

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Coquelicot-zaka kara
コクリコ坂から
(Kokurikozaka kara)
Manga
Written by
Illustrated by
Published byKodansha Kadokawa Shoten (2010 edition)
ImprintKC Nakayoshi
MagazineNakayoshi
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 1979 – July 1980
Volumes2
Anime film
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Coquelicot-zaka kara (Japanese: コクリコ坂から, Hepburn: Kokuriko-zaka kara, "From Coquelicot Hill") is a Japanese manga series by and which was serialized by Kodansha from December 1979 (January issue 1980) to July 1980 (August issue 1980) in the shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi.[1] The manga was collected in two volumes published under the KC Nakayoshi imprint.

Studio Ghibli adapted the manga into a 2011 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 Secret World of Arrietty (2010) and Tales from Earthsea (2006).[1]

Kokuriko is the Japanese transliteration of "coquelicot" – French for "corn poppy".

Plot[]

The manga is set in the late 1960s in Yokohama, Japan; 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.

Studio Ghibli film[]

Main article: From Up on Poppy Hill

Studio Ghibli announced on December 15, 2010, that it would be adapting the manga for its 2011 summer release film.[2] 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.[1][3]

Aoi Teshima, who played the role of Theru and sang the theme song in the 2006 Ghibli film Tales from Earthsea would also sing the theme song for this film.[1] Toshio Suzuki was to produce Kokurikozaka kara, to be distributed domestically by Toho.[1]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e 宮崎駿監督、「コクリコ坂から」吾朗監督に「映画監督は2本目が大事」 [Director Hayao Miyazaki tells Kokurikozaka kara director Goro, "The second time is important to a film director"] (in Japanese). Eiga. December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  2. ^ スタジオジブリ ： 新作は吾朗監督で「コクリコ坂から」 宮崎駿監督愛読の少女マンガ [Studio Ghibli: New work Kokurikozaka kara by director Gorō a favorite shōjo manga read of Hayao Miyazaki]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). December 15, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "Ghibli Adapts Kokuriko-Zaka Kara Shōjo Manga". Anime News Network. December 15, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2010.

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