or ''Like the Wind'' is a one-shot
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
by
Tetsuya Chiba
is a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories. Chiba's works include ''Ashita no Joe'', his best known work, and ''Notari Matsutarō''. Many of his early titles are still in print due to continued popularity.
Life
He was born in Ch ...
, published in ''
Shojo Friend
Shojo may refer to:
* , the Japanese word for "young girl", often romanized as (without a macron) or (with a letter u in the word)
* ( or ), a sea spirit with red hair and a fondness for alcohol in Japanese mythology
* ( or ), a less common J ...
'' in 1969. In early 2016, Chiba began a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for a film adaptation. In March it met its goal of 2 million yen.
Plot
The manga takes place in a rural town in Japan. It focuses on Sanpei, a beekeeper and lone survivor of an accident that killed his entire family. While traveling alone, he meets a girl named Chiyo, who Sanpei helps after she is stung by a bee. Having nowhere else to go, he tries to begin a new life in her town. Sanpei begins to tend to an abandoned planting spot, but suddenly disappears afterwards. Soon the town begins to bloom with the flowers he planted, and Chiyo waits for Sanpei to return.
Voice cast
*
Masako Nozawa as Sanpei
* Minami Fukuhara as Chiyo
* Hana Takeda as Kamekichi
*
Asako
Asako (written: 麻子, 朝子, 浅子, 亜少子, あさ子 or あさこ in hiragana) from Japanese 麻 (''asa'') meaning "morning" combined with 子 (''ko'') meaning "child", is a feminine Japanese given name.
Notable persons
*, Japanese voic ...
as Sabu
* Aine Shiono as Kunio
*
Megu Ashiro as Shige
*
Yuri Noguchi as Sachi
* Junpei Asashina as Sensei
*
Reiko Suzuki
is a Japanese voice actress.
Filmography Television animation
;1970s
*''Wakakusa no Charlotte''
;1980s
*''Birth''
*''Dragon Ball'' (1986) (Old Woman (episode 4), Sno's Mother)
*''Golden Warrior Gold Lightan''
*''Lady!!''
;1990s
*''The Wonde ...
as Osen
* Hiroki Maeda as Tora
* Toshiya Chiba as Masakichi
* Takayuki Yoshi as Jisuke
* Masaaki Yano as Mosaku
* Megumi Miyatsu as Tsune
* Norio Takaku as Sanpei's Father
* Shiori Inoue as Otome
*
Michiyo Yanagisawa as Narrator
References
External links
*
1969 manga
Kodansha manga
Shōjo manga
One-shot manga
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