Shinjuku Swan (新宿スワン) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Wakui. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from 2005 to 2013, with its chapters collected in thirty-eight
tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series that aired in 2007[1] and was also adapted into two live-action films directed by Sion Sono.
Characters
- Tatsuhiko Shitori
- Chisato Morinaga
- Mako
- Hideyoshi
- Yousuke
- Seki
- Hayama
- Tokimasa
- Tadatoshi Ushio
- Soga
- Kameyama
- Momozuka Yuu
- Saotome Akemi
- Masaki Taki
- Tanashi Take
TV series
Cast
- Yōsuke Kawamura as Tatsuhiko
- Haruna Yabuki as Yūka Hasegawa
- Tomohisa Yuge as Hideyoshi Minami
- Eiki Kitamura as Mako
Film adaptations
Shinjuku Swan
The manga was adapted into a comedy film directed by Sion Sono that was released in Japan on May 30, 2015.
Shinjuku Swan II
Shinjuku Swan II, also directed by Sion Sono, was released in Japan on January 21, 2017.
References
- ^ "新宿スワン 歌舞伎町スカウトサバイバル SHINJUKU SWAN". tvdrama-db.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2013.
External links
- Film official website (in Japanese)
- Shinjuku Swan (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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