Tonda Couple (Japanese: 翔んだカップル, Hepburn: Tonda Kappuru, "Soaring Couple") is a Japanese manga series by Kimio Yanagisawa. It won the 1979 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen. It was adapted into a 1980 film directed by Shinji Sōmai and starring Shingo Tsurumi and Hiroko Yakushimaru.
| Tonda Couple | |
| 翔んだカップル (Tonda Kappuru) | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kimio Yanagisawa |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | March 19, 1978 – March 11, 1981 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Shinji Sōmai |
| Written by | Shōichi Maruyama |
| Released | July 26, 1980 |
Cast
edit- Shingo Tsurumi
- Hiroko Yakushimaru
- Toshinori Omi
- Mariko Ishihara
- Hiroshi Madoka
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Mieko Harada
Awards
edit- Won: Shōnen
- Won: Best Actress - Hiroko Yakushimaru
- Won: Best New Director - Shinji Sōmai
- Won: Best Screenplay - Shōichi Maruyama
- 2nd Best Film[2]
References
edit- ^ 第２回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８０年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ １９８０年度 日本映画ベストテン (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
External links
edit- Tonda Couple at IMDb
- Tonda Couple at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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