Tennen_Shōjo_Man References

*Tennen Shōjo Man*
Tennen Shōjo Man
Based on	a manga; by Tetsuya Koshiba
Written by	Itaru Era
Directed by	Takashi Miike
Composer	Koji Endo
Production
Producer	Nobuaki Muroka
Cinematography	Masayuki Suzuki; Jun Maruyama; Katsumi Takeuchi;
Editors	Yasushi Shimamura; Keiko Takagi;
Original release
Network	WOWOW
Release	February 22, 1999

Tennen Shōjo Man (天然少女萬, lit. Natural girl Mann^[2]) is a Japanese television series directed by Takashi Miike. The show is an adaptation of a manga series by Tetsuya Koshiba about a schoolgirl with power fighting abilities.^[2]

Cast

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Background and production

Tennen Shōjo Man was director Takashi Miike's first television production since 1992's Last Run.^[2] The series is not episodic, but works as self-contained three-and-a-half-hour-long film.^[2] The show is set in Tokyo.^[2]

Release

Tennen Shōjo Man was first shown in Japan on February 22, 1999.^[1] The show has been released on VHS and DVD by Pony Canyon in Japan.^[1]

Episodes

#	Title^[1]
1	"Spain Zaka Gekito"
2	"Koen-dori Gyakushu Hen"
3	"Shibuya Kessen Hen"

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Mes 2006, p. 388.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mes 2006, p. 149.

References

Mes, Tom (2006). Agitator: The Cinema of Takashi Miike. FAB Press. ISBN 1903254418.

External links

Man, A Natural Girl at IMDb
"Kung Fu Schoolgirls"—a review of Tennen Shōjo Man

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[FOOTNOTEMes2006149-2] Mes 2006, p. 149.

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Tennen Shōjo Man

Based on	a manga by Tetsuya Koshiba
Written by	Itaru Era^[1]
Directed by	Takashi Miike
Composer	Koji Endo^[1]
Production
Producer	Nobuaki Muroka^[1]
Cinematography	Masayuki Suzuki Jun Maruyama Katsumi Takeuchi^[1]
Editors	Yasushi Shimamura Keiko Takagi^[1]
Original release
Network	WOWOW^[1]
Release	February 22, 1999 (1999-02-22)