A Gentle Breeze in the Village

A Gentle Breeze in the Village
Cover of Tennen Kokekkō volume 14 as published by Shueisha
天然コケッコー
(Tennen Kokekkō)
GenreSlice of life
Manga
Written byFusako Kuramochi
Published byShueisha
Original run1994 – 2000
Volumes14
Live-action film
Directed byNobuhiro Yamashita
Written byAya Watanabe
ReleasedJuly 24, 2007
Runtime121 minutes

A Gentle Breeze in the Village, also known as Tennen Kokekkō (天然コケッコー; lit. "Natural Cock-a-doodle-doo"), is a Japanese slice of life manga series written and illustrated by Fusako Kuramochi.[1][2] It was serialized in the magazine Chorus from 1994 to 2000.

The manga won the 20th Kodansha Manga Award in 1996.

It was adapted as a movie in 2007, directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and starring Kaho. It was released on July 24, 2007.

Plot summary

Soyo Migita (Kaho) is the eldest of six students attending a combined primary and junior high school. She experiences school as a closely connected environment alongside younger classmates. However, her position as the oldest and tallest student is approaching its end.

Hiromi Osawa (Masaki Okada) is a young boy from Tokyo who arrives in the village. Soyo becomes drawn to him and initially attempts to suppress her growing emotions. Over time however, she comes to acknowledge these feelings and begins to respond to them.

Main characters

Soyo Migita (右田 そよ, Migita Soyo)
Hiromi Oosawa (大沢 広海, Ōsawa Hiromi)
A boy who came from Tokyo and became Soyo's first classmate. He later becomes her boyfriend. He has a very good sense of fashion.
Atsuko Yamabe (山辺 篤子, Yamabe Atsuko)
One grade younger than Soyo and her best friend. She wants to be a manga illustrator. She uses Hiromi as a model for the male character in her story.
Ibuki Taura (田浦 伊吹, Taura Ibuki)
One grade younger than Soyo and her best friend. His house is a store.
Itoko Migita (右田 以東子, Migita Itoko)
Mother of Soyo.

Film

The film was shown at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival during the Contemporary World Cinema program. It was later shown at the 28th Yokohama Film Festival that year.

Tennen Kokekkō was ranked as the 2007 Asahi Best Ten Film Festival Number 1, 2007 Japan Movie Best Ten Number 2, and as the 2007 Yokohama Film Festival Japan Movie Best Ten Number 2. Kaho had won two actress awards from this film, including the Best New Actress award.

Cast

Staff

Filming location

References

  1. ^ "Dubai Film Festival to Screen Coo, Gentle Breeze". Anime News Network. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  2. ^ "Death Note, Free Cagliostro in San Francisco This Month". Anime News Network. 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
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