| Hoshi no Furumachi | |
| Director: | Koji Kawano |
| Producer: | Chikako Nakabayashi |
| Story: | Hidenori Hara |
| Starring: | Aoi Nakamura, Rio Yamashita |
| Cinematography: | Jun Fukumoto |
| Distributor: | Toho |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Koji Kawano and based on the manga of the same name. It was debuted at the 3rd Okinawa International Movie Festival[1] and was released in Japanese cinemas on 2 April 2011.
Over 800 people auditioned for a role in the film Hoshi no Furumachi, of which 46 made it to the final stage.[2] The final audition was held at the Toyama Prefecture city hall on 31 January 2010. The list was narrowed down to 14 people, and the successful people were revealed on 2 February 2010.
Previously, on 30 January 2010, the governor of Toyama Prefecture declared his full support for the film Hoshi no Furumachi. In addition, he also announced the creation of a support committee for this film.
On 1 April 2010, it was announced that actress Rio Yamashita will be playing the role of Ichinose Nagisa, the main heroine in the manga.[3] It was also announced that actor Aoi Nakamura will play the hero of the film. Other cast members announced that day includes Satomi Tezuka, Rie Shibata, K.G. and Kinuyo Kodama.