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- Region:Japan
- Type:Movie
- English name:Nasu: Andalusia no Natsu / Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
- Official name:茄子 アンダルシアの夏
- Chinese name:茄子·安达卢西亚之夏
- Other names:茄子 安达鲁西亚之夏 / 茄子 剧场版1 安达鲁西亚之夏
- Premiered:July 26, 2003
- Status:Finished Airing
- Tags:Youth / Sports / Inspirational / Source manga
- Original author:黒田硫黄
- Director:高坂希太郎
- Scenario:高坂希太郎
- Co-director:高橋敦史
- Studios:MADHOUSE
- Production cooperation:OH!プロダクション / スタジオ・ファンタジア / DR MOVIE / Telecom Animation Film
- Producers:「茄子 アンダルシアの夏」製作委員会
- Copyright:©2003「茄子 アンダルシアの夏」製作委員会
- Family:Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
- Rating:12+
Nasu: Andalusia no Natsu
"Nasu: Summer in Andalusia" is the directorial debut of longtime Studio Ghibli collaborator Kosaka Kitaro.
Kosaka has honed his chops as animation director on Studio Ghibli's "Spirited Away", and other masterpieces including "Princess Mononoke" and "Grave of the Fireflies", putting him in the company of the anime world's elite.
The film is based on one episode of Kuroda Io 's famous manga of the same name, and is the tale of the Spanish cyclist Pepe as he competes in the Vuelta - a world famous cycling tour.
One of the stops on the tour is Pepe's hometown, and as fate would have it, he rides in on the very same day that his brother is to get married to Pepe's former girlfriend, Carmen.
Tired of playing second fiddle in relationships and on his own cycling team, Pepe decides that now is the time for him to control his own destiny...