My Darling Is a Foreigner
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = movie
| author = Saori Oguri
| publisher = Media Factory
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| first = 2002
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| volumes = 3
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{{nihongo|My Darling Is a Foreigner|ダーリンは外国人|Dārin wa Gaikokujin}} is a manga series written by Saori Oguri. The English subtitle of the Japanese editions of the first two entries is "My darling is ambidextrous"; the official English version is called My Darling is a Foreigner.
The books are published by Media Factory, Incorporated in Japan, and bilingual versions have been produced.{{cite web|url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/language/T100810001681.htm |title='My Darling' manga goes bilingual : The Language Connection |publisher=The Daily Yomiuri |access-date=2012-06-01}}
The series is about Oguri's relationship with Tony László, an American writer of half-Hungarian half-Italian descent who lives in Tokyo.{{cite web|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20101214ww.html |title=For writer, languages are his 'darling' |publisher=The Japan Times Online |date=2010-12-14 |access-date=2012-03-24}} The book Is He Turning Japanese?, a spin-off of the main manga written by László and illustrated by Oguri, was published by Digital Manga Publishing in North America.{{cite web |url=http://www.dmpbooks.com/titles?n=25&t=57 |title="How to "Read" Manga Is He Turning Japanese?" |access-date=2012-12-30 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060313135419/http://www.dmpbooks.com/titles?n=25&t=57 |archive-date=March 13, 2006 }} Digital Manga Publishing. March 13, 2006. Retrieved on December 29, 2012.
Film version
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| director = Kazuaki Ue
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| screenplay = Satomi Oshima
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| starring = Mao Inoue
Jonathan Sherr
| music = Tokio Noguchi
| cinematography = Hitoshi Kato
| editing = Yoshimasa Kogure
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| released = {{Film date|2010|04|10}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
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A film adaptation of the manga was produced in 2010. Official media related to the film version spell the title in English as My darling is a foreigner.
Mao Inoue and Jonathan Sherr star in the film version, released in Japan in April 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/mao-inoue-and-jonathan-sherr-to-star-in-my-darling-is-a-foreigner|title=Mao Inoue and Jonathan Sherr to star in 'My Darling Is a Foreigner' |date=27 August 2009 |access-date=8 April 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/book-reviews/view/my-darling-is-a-foreigner-2 |title=My Darling Is a Foreigner |publisher=Japan Today |access-date=2012-06-01 |archive-date=2020-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312144618/https://japantoday.com/category/features/arts-culture |url-status=dead }}
=Cast=
- Mao Inoue as Saori Oguri
- Jonathan Sherr as Tony László
- Ryoko Kuninaka as Mika Oguri
- Naho Toda as Orange Pop Editor
- Jun Kunimura as Saori's dad
- Shinobu Otake as Saori's mom
- Daijiro Kawaoka
- Dante Carver
- Masato Irie
- Takumi Bando
- Mai Demizu (cameo)
=Reception=
Mark Shilling of The Japan Times gave the film a rating of 2.5 stars out of a total of 5 stars.{{cite web | last = Schilling| first = Mark| title ='Darling wa Gaikokujin (My Darling is a Foreigner)' | work = The Japan Times | date = 16 April 2010 | url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20100416a2.html | access-date = 2011-06-13}} He praised actor Jonathan Sherr as "miles above the usual foreign actor in Japanese films, meaning he is not totally embarrassing to watch", but added that when he is "required to show something deeper than affability, he is lost". The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film an average review.{{cite magazine |title= My Darling Is a Foreigner|magazine= The Hollywood Reporter|date=2010-10-14|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/my-darling-foreigner-film-review-29428|access-date=2011-05-30|first=Maggie|last=Lee}} Variety stated that "narrative tension flounders due to excessive fidelity to Oguri's experience. Sherr has little to do but be sweet and understanding; Inoue is more rounded, but can't transcend the script's limitations. Occasional use of Oguri-style animation will appeal to the manga's fans, but merely emphasize the charm that's mostly missing. Helming and lensing are as flat as Sherr's character. Tech credits are solid."{{cite news|title= My Darling Is a Foreigner|work= Variety|url= https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942503 |access-date=2011-05-30}} Joe Kern in Metropolis criticized what he described were stereotyped portrayals.{{cite web|last=Kern|first=Joe|url=http://metropolis.co.jp/features/the-last-word/my-darling-is-a-stereotype/ |title=News & Features | My Darling Is A Stereotype |publisher=Metropolis |date=2011-03-10 |access-date=2012-09-29}}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Anime and manga|Japan|Film}}
- {{IMDb title|1606197}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629060655/http://japanreviewed.com/2011/05/27/my-darling-is-a-foreigner/ Film Review] from JapanReviewed.
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