Jōkyō Monogatari
| Jōkyō Monogatari | |
 Tankōbon volume cover | |
| 上京ものがたり | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Rieko Saibara |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Big Comic Superior |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 2003 – 2004 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Toshiyuki Morioka |
| Written by | Toshiyuki Morioka |
| Released | August 2013 |
Jōkyō Monogatari (上京ものがたり, "Going to Tokyo Story") is a Japanese autobiographical manga written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 2003 to 2004, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A live-action film adaptation premiered in 2013.
In 2005, the manga, along with Mainichi Kaasan, won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Short story Award.
Cast[edit]
- Kii Kitano as Natsumi Takahara
- Fumino Kimura
- Asuka Kurosawa
- Ittoku Kishibe
- Asaka Seto
Media[edit]
Manga[edit]
Written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara, Jōkyō Monogatari was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from 2003 to 2004.[a] Shogakukan collected its chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on November 24, 2004.[3]
Live-action film[edit]
A live-action film adaptation premiered on August 24, 2013.[4][5]
Reception[edit]
In 2005, the manga, along with Mainichi Kaasan, won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Short story Award.[6]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Contents". Big Comic Superior (in Japanese). No. 22. Shogakukan. 2003. Table of contents. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
●入魂の新連載! センターカラー!! [上京ものがたり] 西原理恵子
- ^ バックナンバー ビッグ スペリオール. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 3, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ 上京ものがたり. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 4, 2005. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 22, 2013). "Rieko Saibara's Jōkyō Monogatari Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ 上京ものがたり. Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ 第9回 短編賞 西原理恵子『上京ものがたり』（小学館）『毎日かあさん』(毎日新聞連載）に対して (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
Further reading[edit]
- Shinbo, Nobunaga (December 19, 2004). 上京ものがたり [著]西原理恵子. book.asahi.com (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on May 9, 2005.
External links[edit]
- Official live-action website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-12-17) (in Japanese)
- Jōkyō Monogatari at IMDb
