| Sakura no Sono | |
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| 櫻の園 | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Akimi Yoshida |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| Magazine | LaLa |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | 1985 –1986 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Shun Nakahara |
| Studio | Nikkatsu Studio |
| Released | November 3, 1990 (1990-11-03) |
| Live-action film | |
| Released | November 2008 (2008-11) |
| Theatre series | |
Three stage productions have been adapted: one in 1994, one in 2007, and one in 2009. | |
Sakura no Sono (櫻の園, "Cherry Blossom Garden") is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated byAkimi Yoshida. It was serialized from 1985 to 1986 inHakusensha's manga magazineLaLa. The story focuses on individuals from a drama club that are putting onAnton Chekhov's 1904 playThe Cherry Orchard.
The manga was adapted into a film in 1990 by Shun Nakahara, and a remake was released in November 2008. Theatrical stage productions debuted at theTokyo Metropolitan Art Space in 1994 and at the Aoyama Round Theatre in 2007 and 2009.
The drama club of Oka Academy an all-girls high school put on the playThe Cherry Orchard byAnton Chekhov for the anniversary of the school's founding. Each chapter follows the life of one of the club members while the preparations for the play go on.
The manga was adapted into a film in 1990 byShun Nakahara (English titleThe Cherry Orchard). A remake was announced in 2007 by the same director[2] and was released in November 2008. The plot is similar to the original manga, in which a modern-day all-girls high school traditionally celebrates its anniversary by staging Chekov's play, but the faculty consider canceling the play because Noriko, a senior, was seen smoking in a coffee shop with students from a rival school. The 1990 film uses a recording ofVariations on a Theme of Chopin byMari Kumamoto as the soundtrack throughout the film.
Two stage productions have been adapted, one at theTokyo Metropolitan Art Space in 1994 and another at the Aoyama Round Theatre in 2007 and 2009.[3]
James Welker thinks the manga "could be included in the lesbian manga canon."[4]Yukari Fujimoto notes theClass S-like setting ofSakura no Sono.[5] The 1990 film won the Best Film awards at the 15thHochi Film Award[6] and at the 12thYokohama Film Festival[7] and it was nominated for Best Film at the 14thJapan Academy Prize.[8]