Otoko no Isshō
| Otoko no Isshō | |
| 娚の一生 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Slice of life, romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Keiko Nishi |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Magazine | Flowers |
| Original run | March 10, 2009 (Volume 1) – September 24, 2012 (Volume 4) |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Ryūichi Hiroki |
| Written by | Hiroshi Saitō |
| Music by | Kōji Endō |
| Released | October 2014 (Tokyo Film Festival) February 14, 2015 |
Otoko no Isshō (娚の一生?) is a slice of life romance josei manga series written and illustrated by Keiko Nishi. It was published by Shogakukan on Flowers magazine and in four volumes compiling the chapters.[1] A live action romantic drama film adaptation was released on February 14, 2015. It's directed by Ryūichi Hiroki and written by Hiroshi Saitō. It stars Nana Eikura and Etsushi Toyokawa.[2][3]
Cast
- Nana Eikura as Tsugumi Dozono[2]
- Etsushi Toyokawa as Jun Kaieda[2]
- Osamu Mukai as Toshio Nakagawa[2]
- Sakura Andō as Saki Akimoto[2]
- Tomoya Maeno as Satoshi Sonoda[2]
- Motoki Ochiai as Takahiro Tomono[2]
- Toshie Negishi as Kyoko[2]
- Mari Hamada as Sayoko[2]
- Yū Tokui as Tamio[2]
- Hana Kino as Kayo Sakata[2]
- Minami as a female receptionist[2]
- Mayuko Isawa as Harumi Tomioka[2]
- Kentarō Sakaguchi as Nobuo[2]
Volumes
Music
The soundtrack of the film is by Kōji Endō and the theme song is "Hold me, Hold you." by JUJU.[2]
Reception
Volume 3 of the manga reached the 17th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of March 14, 2010, has sold 37,260 copies;[8] volume 4 reached the 3rd place[9] and, as of October 7, 2012, has sold 166,735 copies.[10]
The manga was nominated for the third Manga Taishō in 2010, ranking 5th out of the 10 nominees with 48 points.[11]
In a review of the film, Maggie Lee of Variety said that "foot fetishists will rejoice, but this is an otherwise wholesome, mellow May-September romance."[12]
References
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External links
- Otoko no Isshō on Shogakukan (Japanese)
- Official website of the film (Japanese)
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