Studio Ghibli has been working on a new animated film called"Kokuriko-zaka kara", and they've recently released some details about the project.

According to the December 15th announcement, it will be directed by Miyazaki Goro - the eldest son of Miyazaki Hayao - as well as by�a director from "Tales from Earthsea" (released back in July 2006).

"Kokuriko-zaka kara" was originally a serialized manga published through the comic magazine "Nakayoshi" back in 1980; it revolves around the story of a high school girl named 'Komatsuzaki Umi', and takes place in Yokohama in 1963.

Singer Teshima Aoi,�who debuted with the theme song "Teru no Uta" for "Tales from Earthsea", will provide a theme song for this new animated �film as well.

"Kokuriko-zaka kara" is set to be released in summer 2011, and we can't wait to see what Studio Ghibli has in store!

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