Kisshō Tennyo
Kisshō Tennyo (Japanese: 吉祥天女) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was serialized by Shogakukan in Bessatsu Shōjo Comic between February 1983 and June 1984 and collected in four bound volumes.[1][2] Kisshō Tennyo received the 1983 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga.[3]
| Kisshō Tennyo | |
 Cover of the first tankōbon volume | |
| 吉祥天女 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, mystery |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Akimi Yoshida |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Shōjo Comic |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | February 1983 – June 1984 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Naomi Tamura Toshiaki Kondō |
| Written by | Haruko Fukushima |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | April 15, 2006 – June 24, 2006 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Ataru Oikawa |
| Written by | Ataru Oikawa |
| Music by | Hiroyuki Kozu |
| Studio | Blue Planet |
| Released | June 30, 2007 |
| Runtime | 116 minutes |
Characters
The main character, Sayoko Kanō, is implied to be a descendant (or possibly avatar) of the goddess Kisshō Tennyo.
Media
Manga
The individual chapters of the manga were collected in four tankōbon volumes released between September 1983 and September 1984. The series was re-released by Shogakukan in a two-volume bunkoban edition in February 1995.[4][5]
List of volumes
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 26, 1983[1] | ISBN 4-09-131301-9 |
| 2 | February 25, 1984[6] | ISBN 4-09-131302-7 |
| 3 | June 26, 1984[7] | ISBN 4-09-131303-5 |
| 4 | September 26, 1984[2] | ISBN 4-09-131304-3 |
Live-action
From April 15, 2006 to June 24, 2006, TV Asahi aired a live-action television adaptation of Kisshō Tennyo. There were 10 episodes in total. It was directed by Naomi Tamura and Toshiaki Kondō and starred Sayuri Iwata in the lead role of Sayoko Kanō.[8]
On June 30, 2007, Blue Planet also released a live-action movie adaptation of the series, directed by Ataru Oikawa and starring Anne Suzuki in the lead role.[9] On December 21, 2007, Happinet Pictures released the film on DVD.[10]
References
- 吉祥天女〔ＦＣ〕 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- 吉祥天女〔ＦＣ〕 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者. Shogakukan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- 吉祥天女（きっしょうてんにょ） １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- 吉祥天女（きっしょうてんにょ） ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- 吉祥天女〔ＦＣ〕 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- 吉祥天女〔ＦＣ〕 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- 吉祥天女 (2006). Yahoo! Japan. Archived from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- "Kisshô Tennyo". IMDb. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- "Kissho Tennyo Special Edition". cdjapan.co.jp. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2009.