is a manga by Fumiyo Kouno which ran from 2007 - 2009 in Manga Action. It follows the life of Suzu Urano, a young bride with her new family living on the outskirts of Kure City during the Second World War. It is available on JManga under the title "To All The Corners of the World".

TV special

It was adapted into a live-action TV special which aired 5 August 2011 on NTV

Nippon Television

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, starring Keiko Kitagawa

Keiko Kitagawa

is a Japanese actress and former model. She was an exclusive model for the Japanese Seventeen magazine from late 2003 to mid 2006, and left modeling when she left the magazine. Her first acting role was Sailor Mars in the Sailor Moon live action show Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon , and after her role...

 as Suzu Urano, Keisuke Koide as Shūsaku Hōjō, Yūka as Rin Shiroki, Mokomichi Hayami

Mokomichi Hayami

is a Japanese actor. He has acted in shows such as Densha Otoko, Gokusen, Nakagawa Masaya|Tokyo Tower and as Night Tenjo in Absolute Boyfriend/Zettai Kareshi. Hayami has appeared on CMs for Daihatsu Tanto, Bourbon Petit, Ban Deo Spray and au by KDDI...

 as Tetsu Mizuhara, Ryo

Ryo (actress)

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 as Keiko, Saburō Shinoda as Entarō Hōjō, Yoshie Ichige as San Hōjō, and Mana Ashida

Mana Ashida

is a Japanese child actress, Tarento and singer from Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. She is currently represented by JobbyKids.Mana Ashida first acted Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Short Movie 2, though she rose to prominence only after she starred in the popular television drama Mother...

 as Chizuko Hōjō.

Reception

The manga was a Jury Recommended Work in the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival

Japan Media Arts Festival

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, and the following year, it won the Excellence Prize. A "folktale-like" tone has been noted in the work, and Kouno's humour has been praised.

The TV special received a rating of 12.7.