Manga The manga was written by written by and illustrated by , and was published by
Kodansha in the manga magazine
Nakayoshi from December 1979 (January issue 1980) to July 1980 (August issue 1980). The manga was collected in two
volumes published under the KC Nakayoshi imprint.
Film Studio Ghibli 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 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 would also sing the theme song for this film.
Toshio Suzuki was to produce
Kokurikozaka kara, to be distributed domestically by
Toho. In the film adaptation, Umi's family name is shortened to Matsuzaki. ==References==