Manga Adaptations

Tackling Fukushima, delinquent school boys and vengeful women

Himizu: Sion Sono uses a manga adaptation to tackle the fallout from the Fukushima disaster
Crows Zero: Stylish actioner set among high school gangs from Takashi Miike
Lady Snowblood: Blizzard from the Netherworld: Meiko Kaji plays the fierce avenger created by Kazuo Koike
Priest: A post-apocalyptic vampire Western adapted from a Korean manhwa
Gantz: Post-Death Note SF actioner
Akira: Landmark apocalyptic animé
Lone Wolf and Cub: The adventures of a disgraced samurai and his son, originally penned by Kazuo Koike
Female Convict Scorpion: In this trilogy, Meiko Kaji is the violent prisoner taking revenge against the men who have wronged her
Sakuran: Beautiful, extravagant story of a feisty young girl sold into prostitution in 18th-century Japan
20th Century Boys: Labyrinthine story about a group of school friends facing the end of the world
Kamikaze Girls: Quirky, pop-coloured tale of the friendship between a Rococo Lolita and a biker girl
Tatsumi: An animated film on manga artist Yoshiro Tatsumi’s life and work
Kakera: A compelling look at the relationship between two women
Full Metal Alchemist: The adventures of two super-powered alchemist brothers

Momoko Ando: First-time director of Kakera, about the relationship between two women
Animé and manga expert Helen McCarthy on Osamu Tezuka

Illustration by Jade Sarson