is a Japanese

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 ...

written and illustrated by

Rieko Saibara is a Japanese manga artist. She made her professional debut in 1988 with , serialized in ''Weekly Young Sunday''. In 1989, she graduated from the Department of Visual Communication Design at Musashino Art University. Saibara has received numer ...

. It was adapted into a

live action Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video ga ...

film in 2013. In 2005, the manga, along with ''

Mainichi Kaasan is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara, based on her experiences as a housewife and mother. It was serialized on a weekly basis in the newspaper's morning edition from October 2002 to 26 June 2017. The ...

'', won Saibara the Short story Award at the

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The prize has been awarded since 1997, in Tokyo, Japan. Current ...

Cast

* Kii Kitano as Natsumi Takahara *

Fumino Kimura is a Japanese actress. Filmography Film * ''Kaze no Dadu'' (2006), Ayumi Asano * ''Adan'' (2006), Adan * ''Paradise Kiss'' (2011) * ''Run60'' (2011), Maki * '' Sukiyaki'' (2011), Shiori Mizushima * ''Ramo Trip'' (2012), Mari Ijichi * ''Chips'' ...

Asuka Kurosawa is a Japanese actress and gravure model. She has appeared in more than 20 films since 1988. Selected filmography Film Television Awards She won the best actress award at the Tokyo Sports Film Awards for ''A Snake of June ''A Snake of Ju ...

Ittoku Kishibe , born , is a Japanese actor and musician. Career He originally entered show business as the bassist for the Japanese rock bands, The Tigers and Pyg, but later switched to acting. The veteran of over 115 films, he won the Best Actor Japanese Ac ...

Asaka Seto also known as Megumi Ieda, is a Japanese actress who works at Foster Management. She won the award for Best Actress at the 24th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Travail''. She is married to Yoshihiko Inohara of the band V6. Filmography ;Televisio ...

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