is a

slice of life Slice of life is a depiction of mundane experiences in art and entertainment. In theater, slice of life refers to naturalism, while in literary parlance it is a narrative technique in which a seemingly arbitrary sequence of events in a character ...

romance Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ...

josei , also known as and its abbreviation , is an editorial category of Japanese comics that emerged in the 1980s. In a strict sense, ''josei'' refers to manga marketed to an audience of adult women, contrasting ''shōjo'' manga, which is marke ...

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

series written and illustrated by

Keiko Nishi is a Japanese manga artist. Life After graduating from Kagoshima Prefectural Ibusuki High School, she attended Tsuru University from where she graduated with a degree in Japanese literature. While still attending Tsuru University, Nishi made h ...

. It was published by

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on ''

Flowers A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...

'' magazine and in four volumes compiling the chapters. A

live action Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video ga ...

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

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was released on February 14, 2015. It's directed by

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and written by Hiroshi Saitō. It stars

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and

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Cast

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as Tsugumi Dozono *

as Jun Kaieda *

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as Toshio Nakagawa * Sakura Andō as Saki Akimoto *Tomoya Maeno as Satoshi Sonoda *

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as Takahiro Tomono *

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as Kyoko *

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as Sayoko * Yū Tokui as Tamio *Hana Kino as Kayo Sakata * Minami as a female receptionist *

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as Harumi Tomioka *

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as Nobuo

Volumes

*1 (March 10, 2009) *2 (October 10, 2009) *3 (March 10, 2010) *4 (September 24, 2012)

Music

The

soundtrack A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack o ...

of the film is by Kōji Endō and the

theme song Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ...

is "Hold me, Hold you." by JUJU.

Reception

Volume 3 of the manga reached the 17th place on the weekly

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manga chart and, as of March 14, 2010, has sold 37,260 copies; volume 4 reached the 3rd place and, as of October 7, 2012, has sold 166,735 copies. The manga was nominated for the third

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in 2010, ranking 5th out of the 10 nominees with 48 points. In a review of the film, Maggie Lee of ''

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'' said that "foot fetishists will rejoice, but this is an otherwise wholesome, mellow May–September romance."

References

External links

''Otoko no Isshō''
on

Official website of the film
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