Scanlation group Kotonoha reports that Fumiyo Kouno’s award-winning Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms is being adapted for the big screen. A live-action version will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May and will arrive in Japanese theaters in July. For details about cast and crew, click here. The folks at Kotohona have also posted excerpts from and links to reviews of the English-language adaptation of Town of Evening Calm. If you’ve been curious about this manga, or are simply in search of a thought-provoking book, I encourage you to explore the links at Kotonoha; Town of Evening Calm deserves a big, appreciative audience.

BTW, Kotonoha has been “scanlating” some great-looking series, including Kei Toume’s The Hour of the Mice, Usumaru Furuya’s The Music of Marie, and Satoshi Kon’s Kaikisen: Return to the Sea. Click here to view their list of titles-in-translation.