Hidamari no Ki (陽ã ã¾ã‚Šã®æ¨¹) is a Japanese manga series written an illustrated by Osamu Tezuka about a friendship between a samurai and a doctor in the final days of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Hidamari no Ki received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1984 for general manga.
It has been adapted into an anime series, by Madhouse Studios and premiered in Japan on NTV on April 4, 2000. It also was adapted into a Japanese television drama.
Media
Manga
The manga was released by Shogakukan in eleven tankÅbon released between July 1, 1988 and January 1, 1989. The manga was re-released as eight tankÅbon, the first five on March 17, 1995 and the final three on July 17, 1995. The series was re-released in 6 kanzenbans between September 7, 1999 and January 27, 2000. The series was released in 6 widebans, the first on August 29, 2008, the second and third on September 30, 2008 and the final three on October 30, 2008.
Volume listing
Anime
The series was adapted into a 25-episode anime television series directed by Gisaburô Sugii. It was broadcast on NTV between April 4 and September 19, 2000. VAP released a series of 9 DVDs, each containing 2 or 3 episodes of the anime. They were released between June 21, 2000 and February 21, 2001.
Episode list
Soundtrack CD
On June 21, 2000, Vap released a soundtrack CD for the Hidamari no Ki anime. The songs are performed by Keiko Matsui and are composed by Kazu Matsui.
TV drama
The manga was adapted into a live-action Japanese television drama. The series' script was written by Yoichi Maekawa and was directed by Takashi Fujio. It was produced by Kazukiyo Morishita and Takahisa Goto. Its twelve episodes were broadcast on NHK between April 6, 2012 and June 22, 2012.
Cast
- Hayato Ichihara as Manjiro Ibutani
- Hiroki Narimiya as Ryoan Tezuka
- Mei Kurokawa as Oseki
- Tokuma Nishioka as Sensaburo Ibutani
- Kimiko Ikegami as Otone
- Takashi Sasano as RyÅsen Tezuka
- YÅ«ko Kotegawa
- Shinobu Otsuka as Otsune
- Yuko Fueki
- Chihiro Otsuka as Aya
- Masahiko Tsugawa as Toko Fujita
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Reception
The Hidamari no Ki manga received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1984 for general manga.
The Hidamari no Ki anime received a runner-up Excellence Prize in the animation category at the 2000 Japan Media Arts Festival.
References
External links
- Hidamari no Ki (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Hidamari no Ki (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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