Onaji Tsuki o Miteiru

Onaji Tsuki o Miteiru
First tankōbon volume cover
同じ月を見ている
Manga
Written bySeiki Tsuchida
Published byShogakukan
MagazineWeekly Young Sunday
DemographicSeinen
Original run1998 – 2000
Volumes7
Live-action film
Directed byKenta Fukasaku
Written byJunichi Mori
Music byIkurō Fujiwara
ReleasedNovember 19, 2005 (2005-11-19)
Runtime102 minutes

Onaji Tsuki o Miteiru (同じ月を見ている, "The Moon Always Watching Over"),[1] also known as Under the Same Moon, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Seiki Tsuchida. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Sunday from 1998 to 2000, with its chapters collected in 7 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a live-action film, which premiered in Japan in November 2005.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Seiki Tsuchida [ja], Onaji Tsuki o Miteiru was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Sunday from 1998 to 2000.[2][3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in seven tankōbon volumes, released from October 5, 1998, to April 5, 2000.[4]

The manga was published in France by Casterman.[5]

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japan on November 19, 2005.[6] It was directed by Kenta Fukasaku and written by Junichi Mori, starring Yosuke Kubozuka, Meisa Kuroki, Edison Chen, Taro Yamamoto, Matsuo Suzuki and Kyoko Kishida.[7] It was distributed by Toei Company.[8]

Reception

The manga received the Excellence Award at the third Japan Media Arts Festival in 1999.[9]

The live-action film debuted at eighth at the Japanese box office,[10] and had earned $751,210.[11]

See also

  • Henshū Ō, another manga series illustrated by Seiki Tsuchida
  • Yomawari Sensei, another manga series illustrated by Seiki Tsuchida

References

  1. ^ "Excellence Award - The Moon Always Watching Over". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. ^ ヤングサンデー連載作品年表. Weekly Young Sunday (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 18, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Seiki Tsuchida" (in French). Casterman. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. ^ 同じ月を見ている. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 19, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Under the same moon" (in French). Casterman. Archived from the original on November 14, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  6. ^ 『同じ月を見ている』作品情報. Cinema Cafe [ja] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Edward, Russell (April 7, 2006). "Under the Same Moon". Variety. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. ^ 同じ月を見ている (in Japanese). Toei Company. Archived from the original on January 13, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Manga Division – 1999 [3rd] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  10. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (December 12, 2005). "Japanese Box Office". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "Under the Same Moon". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 16, 2022.