Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
トキワ荘の青春
Synopsis
There once stood a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka all lived, worked, and shared experiences. The name of the complex was Tokiwa-so, and these were the early days of artists who would later be revered as legends.
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Masahiro Motoki
Hiroo Terada
Sadao Abe
Hiroshi Fujimoto
Arata Furuta
Naoya Moriyasu
Kazuo Hara
Kato
Ryôichi Inaba
So Kitamura
Osamu Tezuka
Kitaro
Maruyama
Tomoko Matsunashi
Eiko Mizuno
Kaori Momoi
Fujimoto's mother
Katsuhisa Namase
Shinichi Suzuki
Yoshiyuki Omori
Fujio Akatsuka
Takuji Suzuki
Moto Abiko
Saburo Tokito
Terada's brother
Shungicu Uchida
Prostitute
Yûrei Yanagi
Teruo Tanasita
Koji Sato
Shotaro Ishinomori
Ryota Tsuchiya
Yoshiharu Tsuge
Yusuke Izumi
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Jun Ichikawa
- Screenplay & Story
- Jun Ichikawa, Hideyuki Suzuki, Koji Morikawa
- Original Score
- Kazuto Shimizu
- Original Title
- トキワ荘の青春
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Production Studios
- Culture Publishers
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jun Ichikawa
Jun Ichikawa, Hideyuki Suzuki, Koji Morikawa
Kazuto Shimizu
Tatsuhiko Kobayashi, Mio Tazawa
Yukio Watanabe
Tetsuo Satonaka, Toshio Tsukamoto
Department Leadership Roster
Tatsuhiko Kobayashi
Director of Photography
Mio Tazawa
Director of Photography
Yukio Watanabe
Editor
Jun Ichikawa
Writer
Jun Ichikawa
Director
Hideyuki Suzuki
Writer
Koji Morikawa
Writer
Tetsuo Satonaka
Producer
Toshio Tsukamoto
Producer
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment about?
There once stood a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka all lived, worked, and shared experiences. The name of the complex was Tokiwa-so, and these were the early days of artists who would later be revered as legends.
Who directed Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment?
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment was directed by Jun Ichikawa.
Who stars in Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment?
The principal cast of Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment includes Masahiro Motoki, Sadao Abe, Arata Furuta, Kazuo Hara, Ryôichi Inaba.
When was Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment released and how long is it?
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment was released in 1996 with a total runtime of 1h 50m.
Who composed the musical score for Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment was composed by Kazuto Shimizu.