Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
Mar 23 1996
•2h 50m
•Drama
There still stands a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka once lived, worked, and shared experiences.
Cast
See allMasahiro Motoki
Hiroo Terada
Sadawo Abe
Hiroshi Fujimoto
Arata Furuta
Naoya Moriyasu
Kazuo Hara
Kato
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