A Gentle Breeze in the Village was adapted from Fusako Kuramochi’s popular manga series Tennen Kokekko, and one of the young, female characters in the film is a talented manga artist.

A few more delightful details after the jump -- amongst many more to be discovered if you see the movie!

There are two more screenings of the film during the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. The film shows today at 4:30 p.m. in Berkeley at the Pacific Film Archive Theater, and it will be screening again at Sundance Kabuki at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.