Its used all throughout Whisper of the heart. No singular use there is the absolute best but how it ties into the theme and on rewatch when its in the title credits it gets me every time.
I legitimately LOVE this version.They kill it especially those last few seconds where they come together. Really want to hear them both actually record the full track.
What a pleasant surprise of a movie for me, and such a tragedy what happened to its director, Yoshifumi Kondo.
(died of aortic dissection a few years after the movie's release, most likely because of overwork).
That damn movie is one of the only ones I can think of that's ever made me cry, and the whole group playing Country Roads scene is definitely a big part of it.
Bethesda did a big sponsorship push with PAX Australia immediately prior to release of Fallout 76. Country Roads was basically on loop for three days. The song is now part of my hate sing repertoire at karaoke nights with my fallow PAX attendees.