Bataashi Kingyo Explained

Ja Kanji:

バタアシ金魚

Type:	manga
Author:	Minetarō Mochizuki
Publisher:	Kodansha
Imprint:	Yanmaga KC Special
Demographic:	Seinen
Magazine:	Weekly Young Magazine
First:	1985
Last:	1988
Volumes:	6

Type:	live film
Director:	Joji Matsuoka
Producer:	Haruo Umekawa
Music:	Masamichi Shigeno
Studio:	Nippon Victor
Released:	June 2, 1990
Runtime:	95 minutes

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.

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 Saki Takaoka, Kazuko Shirakawa and, 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]

Notes and References

Web site: ja: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. https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/cmoa_shima/page/3. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 21, 2023. ja. March 30, 2015. Japanese: 「バタアシ金魚」は1985年から88年の連載で.
Web site: ja:バタアシ金魚（１）. https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000001635. Kodansha. January 21, 2023. ja.
Web site: ja:バタアシ金魚（６）＜完＞. https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000001693. Kodansha. January 21, 2023. ja.
Web site: ja:バタアシ金魚. https://www.japanese-cinema-db.jp/Details?id=1555. Japan Cinema Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. January 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230121131130/https://www.japanese-cinema-db.jp/Details?id=1555. January 21, 2023. ja. live.
Web site: http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/12-1990/12_1990_best10.html. ja:１９９０年度日本映画ベストテン. 2011-09-21. Japanese. Yokohama Film Festival. https://web.archive.org/web/20100412071502/http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/12-1990/12_1990_best10.html. 2010-04-12. dead.
Web site: http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/12-1990/12_1990_shou.html. ja:第１２回ヨコハマ映画祭１９９０年日本映画個人賞. 2011-09-21. Japanese. Yokohama Film Festival. https://web.archive.org/web/20120928063426/http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/12-1990/12_1990_shou.html. 2012-09-28. dead.