A Gentle Breeze in the Village, also known as , is a Japanese slice of life manga series written and illustrated by Fusako Kuramochi. It was serialized in the magazine Chorus from 1994 to 2000.
The manga won the 20th Kodansha Manga Award in 1996.
It was adapted as a movie in 2007, directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and starring Kaho. It was released on July 24, 2007.
Soyo Migita (Kaho) is the eldest of six students attending a combined primary and junior high school. She experiences school as a closely connected environment alongside younger classmates. However, her position as the oldest and tallest student is approaching its end.
Hiromi Osawa (Masaki Okada) is a young boy from Tokyo who arrives in the village. Soyo becomes drawn to him and initially attempts to suppress her growing emotions. Over time however, she comes to acknowledge these feelings and begins to respond to them.
The film was shown at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival during the Contemporary World Cinema program. It was later shown at the 28th Yokohama Film Festival that year.
Tennen Kokekkà  was ranked as the 2007 Asahi Best Ten Film Festival Number 1, 2007 Japan Movie Best Ten Number 2, and as the 2007 Yokohama Film Festival Japan Movie Best Ten Number 2. Kaho had won two actress awards from this film, including the Best New Actress award.