Sanctuary | |
サンクチュアリ (Sankuchuari) | |
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Genre | Political thriller[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Sho Fumimura |
Illustrated by | Ryoichi Ikegami |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Big Comic Superior |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1990 – 1995 |
Volumes | 12 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Yukio Fuji |
Written by | Kanji Yasumoto |
Released | January 21, 1995 |
Runtime | 103 minutes |
Live-action film | |
Sanctuary Part 2 | |
Directed by | Haruaki Yoshino |
Written by | Tetsutomo Kosugi |
Music by | Torsten Rasch[2] |
Studio | Video Champ |
Released | December 18, 1995 |
Runtime | 80 minutes |
Live-action film | |
Sanctuary Part 3 | |
Directed by | Haruaki Yoshino |
Written by | Junichi Suzuki |
Music by | Torsten Rasch |
Studio | Video Champ |
Released | February 25, 1996 |
Runtime | 82 minutes |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Takashi Watanabe |
Produced by |
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Written by | Kenji Terada |
Studio | Pastel |
Licensed by |
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Released | May 1, 1996 |
Runtime | 50 minutes |
Sanctuary (Japanese: サンクチュアリ, Hepburn: Sankuchuari) is a manga written by Sho Fumimura, and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from 1990 to 1995, with its chapters collected in 12 volumes. It was published as 46 comic books and collected as nine volumes in America by Viz Graphics from 1995 to 1997. Sanctuary was a bestseller in Japan, and inspired an original video animation and a series of live-action films.