| Otoko no Isshō | |
| 娚の一生 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Slice of life,romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Keiko Nishi |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Flowers |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Original run | March 10, 2009(Volume 1) –September 24, 2012(Volume 4) |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Ryūichi Hiroki |
| Written by | Hiroshi Saitō |
| Music by | Kōji Endō |
| Released | October 2014 (2014-10)(Tokyo Film Festival) February 14, 2015 |
Otoko no Isshō (Japanese:娚の一生,lit. "A Man's Lifetime") is aslice of liferomancejoseimanga series written and illustrated byKeiko Nishi. It was published byShogakukan onFlowers magazine and in four volumes compiling the chapters.[1] Alive actionromantic dramafilm adaptation was released on February 14, 2015. It's directed byRyūichi Hiroki and written by Hiroshi Saitō. It starsNana Eikura andEtsushi Toyokawa.[2][3]
Thesoundtrack of the film is by Kōji Endō and thetheme song is "Hold me, Hold you." byJUJU.[2]
Volume 3 of the manga reached the 17th place on the weeklyOricon manga chart and, as of March 14, 2010, has sold 37,260 copies;[8] volume 4 reached the 3rd place[9] and, as of October 7, 2012, has sold 166,735 copies.[10]
The manga was nominated for the thirdManga Taishō in 2010, ranking 5th out of the 10 nominees with 48 points.[11]
In a review of the film, Maggie Lee ofVariety said that "foot fetishists will rejoice, but this is an otherwise wholesome, mellow May–September romance."[12]