| Fly Me to the Saitama | |||||
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| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 翔んで埼玉 | ||||
| Literal meaning | Fly to Saitama | ||||
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| Directed by | Hideki Takeuchi | ||||
| Written by | Yuichi Tokunaga | ||||
| Based on | Tonde Saitama by Mineo Maya | ||||
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| Cinematography | Sohei Tanikawa | ||||
| Edited by | Shinji Kawamura | ||||
| Music by | Face 2 Fake | ||||
| Distributed by | Toei | ||||
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Running time | 107 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Box office | ¥3.76 billion (Japan)[1] | ||||
Fly Me to the Saitama (Japanese: 翔んで埼玉, Hepburn: Tonde Saitama, stylized as Fly me to the Saitama) is a 2019 Japanese comedy film directed by Hideki Takeuchi, based on the 1980s manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Mineo Maya.[2][3][4]
It was released to critical acclaim and received 12 nominations at the 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize, taking home the Director of the Year, Screenplay of the Year, and Best Film Editing. It also won the Best Film at Blue Ribbon Awards.[5] With a gross of $32.8 million it was the 13th highest-grossing film of 2019 in Japan.[6]
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- ^ "Tonde Saitama Live-Action Film Unveils Dazzling Cast Visual in Costume". Crunchyroll.
- ^ "Japan Box Office: Self-Deprecating Local Comedy Tonde Saitama Beats Long-Awaited Alita". Crunchyroll.
- ^ "「翔んで埼玉」武内英樹監督、作品賞に「ウソだろうと」…ブルーリボン賞". Hochi News (in Japanese). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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