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Movie: Bandage
Romaji: Bandeiji
Japanese: バンテイジ
Director: Takeshi Kobayashi
Writer: Shunji Iwai (Screenplay), Chika Kan (Novel)
Producer: Shunji Iwai
Cinematographer
Release Date: January 16, 2010
Runtime: 119 Min.
Production Company: NTV, Toho, J Storm
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Set in Japan in the early 1990s, there's one rising band called LANDS, that is starting to find success amidst a flood of other bands.

Asako and Miharu are two Tokyo high school students. When Miharu gives Asako her favorite indie rock band; a LANDS CD, she becomes an overnight fan and sets her heart on the talented guitarist Yukiya.

When they go to see them in concert, they sneak their way into the backstage area and Asako gets acquainted with some of the band's members. Natsu, the vocalist, is immediately attracted to Asako and begins bringing her along to the band's practice sessions. Though Asako enjoys it, she proves to be a distraction to the other band members and is soon ejected from the session by Yukari, their manager. But Natsu is determined to keep her around, pulling strings to make Yukari and Asako to become friends, and eventually, helping Asako to become LANDS assistant manager.

LANDS was formed among friends, but as the band begins to climb the ladder towards major stardom, they get in touch with the dark side of the music industry, discord surfaces, inevitable frictions emerge, and unrequited love strains their friendship, threatening to pull their bonds apart.

Notes

LANDS (Jin Akanishi and Takeshi Kobayashi) have ranked in #1 in the Oricon ranking with the album OLYMPOS (released on January 13). This is LANDS 2nd consecutive #1 after the first single called BANDAGE, which was released in November 25 last year. The only other time in history that an album released in the name of a movie character was placed in 1st place, topping the Oricon charts was in October of 1996, when the band YENTOWN in Shunji Iwai's directed film Swallowtail Butterfly released an album called MONTAGE.
LANDS had their first and last concert on January 19th, called "LANDS LAST LIVE".
Movie distributor Toho revealed that on November 26th that Bandage sold a whopping 70,000 advanced tickets on its first day of availability - setting a live action film record. In comparison, "Gokusen: The Movie" sold 25,000 advanced tickets on its first day of availability and "20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End" sold 2,500 advance tickets.
The pre-screening of the movie was on November 2nd, 2009 at the Tokyo International Forum.
On Czech Republic, it got a PG-14 rating.

Cast



Jin Akanishi	Kie Kitano	Kengo Kora	Yuki Shibamoto
Natsu Takasugi	Asako Suzuki	Yukiya	Arumi Suzuhata



Hideyuki Kasahara	Nobuaki Kaneko	Anne Watanabe	Ayumi Ito
Kenji Yamane	Ryuji	Miharu	Nobuko Yukari

Additional Cast Members:

Kazuo Zaitsu
Yoshiyuki Ishizuka
Mayu Kitaki
Yoshimasa Kondo as Kokubo
Hatsunori Hasegawa
Yuki Saito
Sogen Tanaka
Kazuma Suzuki Toda (Long Run Records employee)
Toru Kizu

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Film Festivals

2010 (12th) Udine Far East Film - April 23th-May 1st (Italian Premiere)
2010 (50th) Zlin film festival - June 4th (Czech Republic Premiere)

Awards

2010 (12th) Udine Far East Film - April 23-May 1
- "My Movies Audience Award"
2010 (23rd) Nikkan Sports Film Awards - December 28, 2010
- "Fan Award (Japanese Movie)"

Comments

Comment #24
Shirley Says:
Dec 17 2011 9:08 pm

I guess this is not a movie for everybody, because it makes you think, and people are not used to that, they just want to sit there and expect to be given all the info they can get.
Despite its flaws, it is a great indie film. Akanishi has certainly improved and his voice is unique.
I'm disappointed that they didn't dwell on the one-sided love of Yukiya towards Natsu, which is the reason why he turns against Asako.
Comment #23
B-Chan Says:
Dec 10 2011 3:53 pm

Just saw the movie - it was awesome :) I loved Akanishi's acting ^___^
Comment #22
Kaoru Says:
Dec 05 2011 12:26 pm

This movie is pure non-sense!! I thought it'd be good, but all I can say is, don't waste your time please.
Comment #21
katkat Says:
Nov 27 2011 3:44 am

like this movie ) Jin kawai ))
Comment #20
ryunochairo Says:
Oct 10 2011 7:46 am

What else can I say! I love this film!
Comment #19
ryunochairo Says:
Oct 10 2011 7:43 am

This movie is one of the best flims from the industry in quite some time! The spirit of the sound is what this movie entails. Asako and Natsu's journey is not over yet. I hope Iwai-san put together a sequel with all the same characters! It would be a shame not to! I have seen other films by Iwai-san, but this is a very inspirational film. For the fans and musicians, alike. If you are involved in music as a fanor musician then this is your movie "zen-mantra." The journey is the sound, the destination is your soul! This is BANDAGE!!! I am enlightened by this film. The actors and actresses where excellent! I am in awe!!!! Sequel???!!! There should be! It's up to the director and Iwai-san!
Comment #18
Ren-Chan Says:
Jun 18 2011 5:43 pm

This movie is amazing. It needs a part 2! That would make me extremley happy! :D
Even I was confused in the ending...it was a big cliffhanger..but this was one of my favorite movies ever (:
Comment #17
Mija Natsu Says:
Apr 02 2011 3:58 am

nice movie. . i hope they make a sequel. . this movie needs a part 2!:D:D
i was a bit confused at the ending. . are they (natsu and asako) together in the end?
Comment #16
Sakura Says:
Feb 23 2011 8:58 pm

I really don't get what happened at all towards the end? Anybody explain please?
Comment #15
popo Says:
Dec 15 2010 9:56 am

can somebody tell me what happenned at the end of the story? i just don't get it.... it seems to be a bit confusing...
Comment #14
She* Says:
Nov 05 2010 4:44 pm

When I saw this movie, it hit me a lot. I really think about it's idea. This is one of the greatest movie I have ever seen.
Comment #13
Lilly93 Says:
Jul 07 2010 5:54 am

Does anyone know when it will be out online with eng subs????????????? <3
Comment #12
Victoria Says:
Apr 19 2010 7:02 am

I want to see it so much!Well,i have to wait too a very long time,because i live in Bulgaria!But i'll wait even if it's 1 year or more!Becouse i know that Bandage it's going to really really good film and can't be miss!
Comment #11
Kat-tunLove Says:
Apr 06 2010 5:04 pm

I can't wait to see this film! I know it'll be a long while yet as i live in England, but i'll wait as long as I have to. I love the way it seems down to earth whilst being so meaningful. I look forward to it!! :)
Comment #10
Iwai Shunji-fan Says:
Feb 09 2010 8:53 am

Jin Akanishi has been highly praised by Shunji Iwai:

“After we watched his video clips, I was very shocked. I didn’t expect such an actor in Japan.
However we do have some occasionally, such as Kimura Takuya and Tadanobu Asano.
All of a sudden they come to your face and surprise the world.
This kind of person doesn’t need to brew slowly, but are more a bomb you feel like it’s either going to explode or disappear.[…]
His personality already makes people think of him as an animal who cannot be caged, and everybody can totally feel this unique personality in the story as well. ”
Comment #9
trish Says:
Jan 30 2010 6:16 am

this movie is awesome! watched it in japan last january 20. it happened to coincide with a trip that my parents planned for quite some time for us to visit relatives there. call me a sap or dramatic, but i cried near the end. akanishi jin and the rest of the cast are great at their portrayal of their roles in this movie. and for a first time director the film was really good.

i love hanadan but where the 'hana yori dango' movie was like a 3 hour cartoon strip, 'bandage' is two hours of literature. it was lovely.

I'm giving this 5stars.
Comment #8
cuticle Says:
Jan 15 2010 1:24 pm

sucks!
Comment #7
RennY Says:
Jan 05 2010 6:58 am

I only want to see Kaneko Nobuaki... yaaayyy...
Comment #6
Sheryl Says:
Dec 17 2009 7:00 pm

The movie has an interesting love triangle. Natsu is in love with Asako, she loves Yukiya, but that guy loves Natsu.
I can't wait to watch it!
Comment #5
mia Says:
Nov 01 2009 11:08 pm

i cant wait to watch it!!!! for sure this will be the best movie ever!!!!
love you jin!!!! im looking foward to it!
Comment #4
cathrina ;) Says:
Sep 13 2009 1:34 am

i can't wait for this. :D
hope to watch it soon!
i'm pretty sure this is a good movie. :)
Comment #3
Ren Says:
Jul 13 2009 3:29 am

I can't wait to watch this movie! Wonder how'll it turn out? Bet it's good! it's JIN AKANISHI alright! The plot looks interesting also...oooo~!!! I can't really wait! ^^
Comment #2
Razzly Says:
Jan 11 2009 2:40 pm

Jin's voice is awesome! I can't wait to watch him in his first movie role >w<
Comment #1
Saori Says:
Dec 05 2008 6:52 pm

I'm looking forward to this movie! Even if there's still over a year to wait!!

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