Bataashi Kingyo

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 byMinetarō Mochizuki
Published byKodansha
ImprintYanmaga KC Special
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original run1985 – 1988
Volumes6
Live-action film
Directed byJoji Matsuoka
Produced byHaruo Umekawa
Written byJoji Matsuoka
Music byMasamichi Shigeno
StudioNippon Victor
ReleasedJune 2, 1990
Runtime95 minutes

Media

Manga

Written 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

A 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

The 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
  1. 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
  2. バタアシ金魚（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  3. バタアシ金魚（６）＜完＞ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.


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