Hot Road
| Hot Road | |
 Cover of the first tankōbon volume as published by Shueisha | |
| ホットロード | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Imprint | Margaret Comics |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Margaret |
| Original run | January 1986 – May 1987 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Takahiro Miki |
| Written by | Taku Tsumugi |
| Studio | Shochiku |
| Released |
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Hot Road (ホットロード) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taku Tsumugi (紡木たく). It was adapted into a live action film that was released on 16 August 2014.[1][2]
Characters
- Kazuki Miyaichi (Rena Nōnen)
- Kazuki's mother (Yoshino Kimura)
- Hiroshi Haruyama (Hiroomi Tosaka)
- Tōru Tamami (Ryōhei Suzuki)
Film
The theme song is Yutaka Ozaki's "Oh My Little Girl".
Reception
The film was number-two on its opening weekend, behind Stand By Me Doraemon, with ¥389 million in Japan.[3] It earned a total of ¥2.47 billion (US$22.9 million) at the Japanese box office, becoming the 9th highest-grossing Japanese film released that year in the country and the 15th highest-grossing film of the year in the country.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Taku Tsumugi's Hot Road Shōjo Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Live-Action Hot Road Film's Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- ↑ Kevin Ma (2014-08-19). "Doraemon takes second weekend in Japan". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ↑ "２０１４年 （平成２６年） 全国映画概況" (PDF). eiren.org (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Japan Yearly Box Office 2014". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Hot Road (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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