largest yakuza group in the Chugoku region after the Hiroshima-based Kyosei-kai. In popular culture The city is featured in the Japanese film Tokyo Story (1953) directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It is the setting for the fantasy 2005 anime series Kamichu! which faithfully depicts many of the city's features and landmarks. Events of the Blue Drop series also happen in this city. It is also the setting of the romantic manga Pastel by Toshihiko Kobayashi. The video game Yakuza 6: The Song of Life heavily features Onomichi as an in-game location, and its fictional mascot, Ono Michio. Books A Dark Night's Passing (1921) by Naoya Shiga Diary of a Vagabond (1930) by Fumiko Hayashi The Accordion and the Fish Town (1931) by Fumiko Hayashi Akumyō (1961) by Toko Kon Films Tokyo Story by Yasujirō Ozu (1953) Films by Kaneto Shindō Kanashimi wa onna dakeni (1958) The Naked Island (1960) Akumyō series by Tokuzo Tanaka, Kazuo Mori, Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Masahiro Makino, Yasuzo Masumura, Seiji Izumi (1961–2001) Nikui an-chikushô by Koreyoshi Kurahara (1962) Boy by Nagisa Oshima (1969) Films by Nobuhiko Obayashi Exchange Students (1982) The Little Girl Who Conquered Time (1983) Lonely Heart (1985) Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991) Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995) One Summer's Day (1999) His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986) The Stupid Teacher (1998) Yamato by Junya Sato (2005) Drama Teppan (2010) Manga Hikaru no Go (1998–2003) Parallel (2000–2002) Pastel (2002–2017) Shimanami Tasogare by Yuhki Kamatani (2015–2018) Anime Kamichu! (2005–2007) Blue Drop (2007) Video games Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (2016) Between the Sky and Sea (2017–2019) Notable people Musicians Masami Shiratama Porno Graffitti Go players Dogen Handa TV Mona Yamamoto Sports Hideto Tanihara Mariko Yoshida Authors/artists Masami Teraoka Kiyotaka Haimura Ikuo Hirayama Kaiji Kawaguchi Nobuhiko Obayashi Genichiro Takahashi Katayama Bokuyō Voice Actor Yoshimasa Hosoya Sister cities Onomichi has Sister City relationships with: Imabari, Ehime, Japan Higashiizumo, Shimane, Japan Chongqing, China Honfleur, France Glen Rock, New Jersey, United States See also Senkō-ji (Onomichi) References External links Onomichi City official website Onomichi City official website Onomichi's Coordinator for International Relations website Cities in Hiroshima Prefecture Port settlements in Japan Populated coastal places in Japan