Bataashi Kingyo (バタアシ金魚, "Flutter Kick Goldfish") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minetarō Mochizuki. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1985 to 1988. A live-action film adaptation, directed by Joji Matsuoka, premiered in June 1990.
| Bataashi Kingyo | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| バタアシ金魚 | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Minetarō Mochizuki |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Imprint | Yanmaga KC Special |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Magazine |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1985 – 1988 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Joji Matsuoka |
| Produced by | Haruo Umekawa |
| Written by | Joji Matsuoka |
| Music by | Masamichi Shigeno |
| Studio | Nippon Victor |
| Released | June 2, 1990 |
| Runtime | 95 minutes |
Media
editManga
editWritten and illustrated by Minetarō Mochizuki, Bataashi Kingyo was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1985 to 1988.[1] Kodansha collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from May 15, 1986,[2] to September 12, 1988.[3]
Live-action film
editA live-action film adaptation, directed by Joji Matsuoka, and starring Michitaka Tsutsui Saki Takaoka, Kazuko Shirakawa and Azuma Mikihisa, premiered on June 2, 1990.[4]
Reception
editThe film was chosen as the third-best film at the 12th Yokohama Film Festival.[5] Joji Matsuoka won the Award for Best New Director, Saki Takaoka won the award for Best Newcomer and Norimichi Kasamatsu won the award for Best Cinematography.[6]
References
edit- ^ コミックシーモア特集、志磨遼平がチョイスした「理想のヒーローが登場する」7作品. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 30, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
「バタアシ金魚」は1985年から88年の連載で
- ^ バタアシ金魚（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ バタアシ金魚（６）＜完＞ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ バタアシ金魚. Japan Cinema Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ １９９０年度 日本映画ベストテン. Yokohama Film Festival (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ 第１２回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９９０年日本映画個人賞. Yokohama Film Festival (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
External links
edit- Bataashi Kingyo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Bataashi Kingyo at IMDb
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