The story is set in a village in the southern Japanese prefecture of K&#333;chi during World War II. Even in this remote mountainous area, the perception of American and British people as "brutes" has taken root, due to the deaths and injuries among the villagers' relatives. 
A elementary schoolgirl named Eiko transfers from the city of Yokohama to this village. Eiko happens to have blue eyes from her American father, and her classmates make no attempt to rein in their bullying. Other than Eiko's homeroom teacher Akiko, even the teachers view Eiko the same way that the children do. However, a boy named Kenta views Eiko more with curiosity than with hostility. 
The children's lives change as the injured father of one of Kenta's classmates returns from the battlefield and news of more casualties arrives in the village.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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A Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator of film, anime and video games. She is currently independent of any talent management company.

After graduating from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, she joined Gekidan Seinenza, a theatrical acting troupe. Her best-known voice roles include [Nausicaä](https://anilist.co/character/539/) in [Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](https://anilist.co/anime/572/), and [Kyouko Otonashi](https://anilist.co/character/4745/) in [Maison Ikkoku](https://anilist.co/anime/1453/).

She won the role of Nausicaä as she had played [Clarisse](https://anilist.co/character/11236/) in [The Castle of Cagliostro](https://anilist.co/anime/1430/) and impressed Hayao Miyazaki.

She is married to Daisuke Koshikawa, one of the founders of the comedy troupe Chibikko Gang. Their first child, [Shiori Koshikawa](https://anilist.co/staff/185752/Koshikawa-Shiori), has also done voice acting.

(Source: Wikipedia)