is a
shōnen 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 by
Kimio Yanagisawa
is a Japanese manga artist. His real name is pronounced the same way, but is written with the kanji . He graduated from Niigata Prefectural Muramatsu High School two years prior to Yoshifumi Kondō. After graduation, he attended Wakō University ...
. It won the 1979
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, the event is sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in three categories: '' shōnen'', '' shōjo'', and general. The awards began in 1977, initially w ...
for shōnen. It was adapted into a 1980 film directed by
Shinji Sōmai
was a Japanese film director. He directed 13 films between 1980 and 2000.
Career and style
His film '' Moving'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. His 1998 film, '' Wait and See'', won the FIPRESCI ...
and starring
Shingo Tsurumi
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Shingo Tsurumi has appeared in the films such as Katsuhito Ishii's ''Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl'', Hideo Nakata's '' L: Change the World'', and Tak Sakaguchi's ''Yakuza Weapon''.
Filmography
Films
* ''Tonda C ...
and
Hiroko Yakushimaru
is a common feminine Japanese given name.
Name meanings
Hiroko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*裕子, "kind child"
*弘子, "Beautiful child"
*寛子, " small child"
*浩子, "large child"
*博子, "wise child"
* ...
.
Cast
*
Shingo Tsurumi
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Shingo Tsurumi has appeared in the films such as Katsuhito Ishii's ''Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl'', Hideo Nakata's '' L: Change the World'', and Tak Sakaguchi's ''Yakuza Weapon''.
Filmography
Films
* ''Tonda C ...
*
Hiroko Yakushimaru
is a common feminine Japanese given name.
Name meanings
Hiroko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*裕子, "kind child"
*弘子, "Beautiful child"
*寛子, " small child"
*浩子, "large child"
*博子, "wise child"
* ...
*
Toshinori Omi
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Omi joined the children's theater troupe Himawari Theatre Group when he was still in kindergarten. He made his film debut at age 13 in Kon Ichikawa's ''Hi no Tori'' (1978) and got his first starring ro ...
*Mariko Ishihara
*Hiroshi Madoka
*
Hiroyuki Sanada
is a Japanese actor and martial artist. He is best known to international audiences for his roles as Genbu in ''Ninja in the Dragon's Den'' (1982), Ryuji Takayama in ''Ring'' (1998), Seibei Iguchi in ''The Twilight Samurai'' (2002), Ujio in ''T ...
*
Mieko Harada
is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She has played various roles in many motion pictures, television shows and television dramas since her debut in 1974.
Career
Harada most notably portrayed Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film ''Ran'', and ...
Awards
3rd
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, the event is sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in three categories: '' shōnen'', '' shōjo'', and general. The awards began in 1977, initially w ...
*Won: Shōnen
2nd
Yokohama Film Festival
The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ...
*Won: Best Actress -
Hiroko Yakushimaru
is a common feminine Japanese given name.
Name meanings
Hiroko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*裕子, "kind child"
*弘子, "Beautiful child"
*寛子, " small child"
*浩子, "large child"
*博子, "wise child"
* ...
*Won: Best New Director -
Shinji Sōmai
was a Japanese film director. He directed 13 films between 1980 and 2000.
Career and style
His film '' Moving'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. His 1998 film, '' Wait and See'', won the FIPRESCI ...
*Won: Best Screenplay -
Shōichi Maruyama
*2nd Best Film
References
External links
*
''Tonda Couple''at the
Japanese Movie Database
The , more commonly known as simply JMDb, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database but lists only those films initially released in Japan. Y. ...
1978 manga
1980 films
Films directed by Shinji Sōmai
1980s Japanese-language films
Kodansha manga
Live-action films based on manga
Shōnen manga
Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen)
1980s Japanese films
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