A Gentle Breeze in the Village

A Gentle Breeze in the Village

2007•2h 1m•6.9/10

ComedyDramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(50)

When eighth-grade cool guy Hiromi transfers from Tokyo to a small elementary/middle school with only six kids enrolled, wholesome and honest Soyo becomes enthralled with his sophisticated world.

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Production

Kansai Television, Shueisha, Sumitomo Corporation, Music On!, Picnic, Asmik Ace Entertainment

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Kaho

Kaho

Soyo Migita

Masaki Okada

Masaki Okada

Hiromi Osawa

Elisa Yanagi

Elisa Yanagi

Ibuki Taura

Shoko Fujimura

Shoko Fujimura

Atsuko Yamabe

Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa

Itoko Migita

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Kazumasa Migita

Satoru Saito

Satoru Saito

Atsuko's Father

Daisuke Kuroda

Daisuke Kuroda

Matsuda

Shogo Morishita

Kotaro Migita

Rui Honma

Katsuyo Taura

Saya Miyazawa

Sachiko Taura

Hiromasa Hirosue

Hiromasa Hirosue

Shige

Mari Ouchi

Mitsuko

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