Otoko no Isshō
{{Short description|Manga series by Keiko Nishi}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Otoko no Isshō
| image =
| caption =
| ja_kanji = 娚の一生
| ja_romaji =
| genre = Slice of life, romance
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title =
| author = Keiko Nishi
| illustrator =
| publisher = Shogakukan
| publisher_en =
| demographic = Josei
| imprint =
| magazine = Flowers
| magazine_en =
| published =
| first = March 10, 2009 (Volume 1)
| last = September 24, 2012 (Volume 4)
| volumes = 4
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = live film
| title =
| director = Ryūichi Hiroki
| producer =
| writer = Hiroshi Saitō
| music = Kōji Endō
| studio =
| licensee =
| released = {{Start date|2014|10}} (Tokyo Film Festival)
February 14, 2015
| runtime =
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{{Nihongo|Otoko no Isshō|娚の一生||{{lit.}} "A Man's Lifetime"|lead=yes}} 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.{{cite web |url= http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/serie-vo/Otoko-no-Issho-vo|title= Otoko no Issho vo|access-date= January 20, 2015|work= manga-news.com|language= fr}} 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.{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-13/live-action-otoko-no-issho-film-trailer-previews-love-story/.82116|title= Live-Action Otoko no Isshō Film's Trailer Previews Love Story|date= December 13, 2014|access-date= January 20, 2015|work= Anime News Network}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=349045|script-title=ja:娚の一生(2014)|access-date= January 20, 2015|work= allcinema.net|publisher= Stingray|language= ja}}
Cast
- Nana Eikura as Tsugumi Dozono
- Etsushi Toyokawa as Jun Kaieda
- Osamu Mukai as Toshio Nakagawa
- Sakura Andō as Saki Akimoto
- Tomoya Maeno as Satoshi Sonoda
- Motoki Ochiai as Takahiro Tomono
- Toshie Negishi as Kyoko
- Mari Hamada as Sayoko
- Yū Tokui as Tamio
- Hana Kino as Kayo Sakata
- Minami as a female receptionist
- Mayuko Iwasa as Harumi Tomioka
- Kentarō Sakaguchi as Nobuo
Volumes
- 1 (March 10, 2009){{cite web |url= http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga-vo/Otoko-no-Issho-jp/vol-1|title= Otoko no Issho jp Vol.1|access-date= January 20, 2015|work= manga-news.com|language= fr}}
- 2 (October 10, 2009){{cite web |url= http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga-vo/Otoko-no-Issho-jp/vol-2|title= Otoko no Issho jp Vol.2|access-date= January 20, 2015|work= manga-news.com|language= fr}}
- 3 (March 10, 2010){{cite web |url= http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga-vo/Otoko-no-Issho-jp/vol-3|title= Otoko no Issho jp Vol.3|access-date= January 20, 2015|work= manga-news.com|language= fr}}
- 4 (September 24, 2012){{cite web |url= http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga-vo/Otoko-no-Issho-jp/vol-4|title= Otoko no Issho jp Vol.4|access-date= January 20, 2015|work= manga-news.com|language= fr}}
Music
The soundtrack of the film is by Kōji Endō and the theme song is "Hold me, Hold you." by JUJU.
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;{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-17/japanese-comic-ranking-march-8-14|title= Japanese Comic Ranking, March 8–14|date= March 17, 2010|access-date= January 20, 2015|work= Anime News Network}} volume 4 reached the 3rd place{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-03/japanese-comic-ranking-september-24-30|title= Japanese Comic Ranking, September 24–30|date= October 3, 2012|access-date= January 20, 2015|work= Anime News Network}} and, as of October 7, 2012, has sold 166,735 copies.{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-10/japanese-comic-ranking-october-1-7|title= Japanese Comic Ranking, October 1–7|date= October 10, 2012|access-date= January 20, 2015|work= Anime News Network}}
The manga was nominated for the third Manga Taishō in 2010, ranking 5th out of the 10 nominees with 48 points.{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-17/mari-yamazaki-thermae-romae-wins-manga-taisho-award|title= Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae Wins Manga Taisho Award (Updated)|date= March 17, 2010|access-date= January 20, 2015|work= Anime News Network}}
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."{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/her-granddaughter-review-1201524639/|title= Film Review: 'Her Granddaughter'|author= Maggie Lee|date= July 11, 2015|access-date= October 10, 2015|work= variety.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150215160504/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/otoko/ Otoko no Isshō] on Shogakukan {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://otokonoissyou-movie.jp/ Official website of the film] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb title|3814950}}
{{Monthly Flowers}}
{{Ryūichi Hiroki}}
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Category:Manga adapted into films