| The Blossoming of Kamiya Etsuko | |
| Director: | Kazuo Kuroki |
| Starring: | Tomoyo Harada Masatoshi Nagase |
| Music: | Teizo Matsumura |
| Cinematography: | Koichi Kawakami |
| Editing: | Yoshiyuki Okuhara |
| Studio: | Bandai Visual AD-GEAR TV Asahi Wako Pal Entertainments |
| Distributor: | Pal Entertainments |
| Runtime: | 111 minutes |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
is a drama written by Masataka Matsuda. Later, a movie version, directed by Kazuo Kuroki and starring Tomoyo Harada and Masatoshi Nagase, was released in Japan on August 12, 2006.[1] Kuroki died several months before it was released.
In Kagoshima, in the final days of World War II, an offer of marriage comes to Etsuko Kamiya, who lives with her brother and his wife. The offer comes from Nagayo, but Etsuko is attracted to his friend, Akashi.[2]