GHIBLI'S NEW FILM KOKURIKOZAKA KARA GOES UNDER OUR RADAR
A new Ghibli film going unnoticed by our blog? Unthinkable! But it did happen. We've been busy.
So let's head straight for the prime rib.
From what we gathered on the net, KOKURIKOZAKA KARA seems to be based on an old shojo manga series published in Japan...way, way back when we were still wearing short pants in grade school.
Set in 1980, the story revolves around a young girl who must grow up quickly when her father goes missing.
The general plot should be the same for the Ghibli film. But further research reveales that Ghibli's director, Goro Miyazaki, and writers ,Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa, changed the setting to the early 60s in Yokohama.
So far this coming-of-age anime's been doing well against the big box office heavyweights in Japan.
Enjoy the clips! (No subs yet)
