Jōkyō Monogatari
Japanese manga
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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.
| Jōkyō Monogatari | |
Tankōbon volume cover | |
| 上京ものがたり | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Rieko Saibara |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Big Comic Superior |
| Original run | 2003 – 2004 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Toshiyuki Morioka |
| Written by | Toshiyuki Morioka |
| Released | August 2013 |
In 2005, the manga, along with Mainichi Kaasan, won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Short story Award.
Cast
- Kii Kitano as Natsumi Takahara
- Fumino Kimura
- Asuka Kurosawa
- Ittoku Kishibe
- Asaka Seto
Media
Manga
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
A live-action film adaptation premiered on August 24, 2013.[4][5]
Reception
In 2005, the manga, along with Mainichi Kaasan, won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Short story Award.[6]