Tennen Shōjo Man

Tennen Shōjo Man is a Japanese television miniseries directed by Takashi Miike. The show is an adaptation of a manga series by Tetsuya Koshiba about a schoolgirl with power fighting abilities.

Cast

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

Background and production

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

Release

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