 He also complimented the film's method of highlighting Kamakura without relying on tourism clichés and the actors' performances.In 2006, a television drama adaptation of the same name aired on TBS, starring Erika Sawajiri and Takayuki Yamada.The theme song, "Taiyō no Uta", was performed by Sawajiri and released under the name Kaoru Amane as a tie-in, which also helped launch her solo singing career.