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The Witch of the West Is Dead (Nishi No Majo Ga Shinda)

 
Film Reviews: "The Witch of the West Is Dead," Kaho Nashiki's popular novel about an insecure girl's transformative visit to her grandmother's house deep in the woods has been made into a fine, deeply felt coming-of-age movie by veteran writer-director Shunichi Nagasaki. (link)

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"The Witch of the West Is Dead"Variety Asia Online 1/22/2009
Beautiful adaptation of novel about a girl's coming-of-age.