Tennen Shōjo Man

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]

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]
Release
Original network	WOWOW[1]
Original release	February 22, 1999

Cast

• Jun Matsuda
• Yoshihiko Hakamada
• Runa Nagai
• Yuki Matsuoka
• Natsumi Yokoyama
• Shunsuke Matsuoka
• Masako Ikeda
• Kôji Tsukamoto
• Yuko Miyamura

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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

1. Mes 2006, p. 388.
2. Mes 2006, p. 149.

References

• Mes, Tom (2006). Agitator: The Cinema of Takashi Miike. FAB Press. ISBN 1903254418.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

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