”Hoshi no furu machi” manga

Hidenori Hara(原秀則)’s manga “Hoshi no Furu Machi (ほしのふるまち）” is being turned into a live-action film. 　Hara(born June 14, 1961)is a Japanese manga artist.

The project was revealed in an announcement that open auditions are being held for various parts, targeting men and women between the ages of 10 and 24.

The original comic was serialized from 2006 to 2008. Set in Toyama(富山）, it revolves around a young boy named Kotaro Tsutsumi, who fails to continue at a university prep school in Tokyo. As a result, he moves to the city of Himi in Toyama, living with a distant relative and attending a local high school.

“The stars that don’t shine in Tokyo surely do shine in a different town…”
“I wouldn’t be able to shine for the rest of my life…”
He’s hurt, and depressed. However, his encounter with a girl named Nagisa changes his “tomorrow” little by little・・・.

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/rosseta/20090223

Toyama is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture,located on the coast of the Sea of Japan, about 200 km north of the city of Nagoya and 300 km northwest of Tokyo.

Filming is scheduled to take place this spring.

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