Nana (Japanese Movie)

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Movie: Nana
Romaji: Nana
Japanese: ナナ
Director: Kentaro Otani
Writer: Ai Yazawa (comic), Taeko Asano, Kentaro Otani
Producer: Osamu Kubota, Hiroaki Miki, Toshiaki Nakazawa
Cinemotagraphy: Kazuhiro Suzuki
Release Date: September 3, 2005
Runtime: 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Movie Studio: TBS, Toho
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot synopsis

Two girls meet on a train headed for Tokyo. The bubbly girl in white is named Nana and she sits next to a black clad rock girl named Nana as well. They talk briefly and seem to share some common bond, before leaving for their own seperate ways. When bubbly Nana looks at an apartment for rent in Tokyo, of course black clad Nana would be there and wants to rent the same apartment. Instead of trying to decide who should get the apartment they decide to share the apartment as roommates. From there their bond grows closer as they help each other deal with their own personal problems.

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Related titles:
1. Nana 2 (2006)

Main Cast



Mika Nakashima	Aoi Miyazaki
Nana Osaki	Nana Komatsu



Ryuhei Matsuda	Tetsuji Tamayama	Hiroki Narimiya	Kenichi Matsuyama	Tomomi Maruyama
Ren Honjou	Takumi	Nobuo Terashima	Shin	Yasu

Additional Cast Members:

Saeko - Sachiko
Yuna Ito - Reira Serizawa
Momosuke Mizutani - Naoki
Anna Nose - Jyunko
Takehisa Takayama - Kyosuke
Yuta Hiraoka - Shoji Endo
Seiji Nozoe
Natsuki Okamoto
Go Ayano

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Awards

"Rookie of the Year" (Mika Nakashima) - 2006 (29th) Japan Academy Prize - March 3, 2006
"Most Popular Film" - 2006 (29th) Japan Academy Prize - March 3, 2006

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Ollin May 11 2021 5:40 pm When I learned a movie had been adapted from the Anime I was hesitant to watch it. Anime crossovers to real life is probably the hardest type of movie to make. Actors do their best to emulate the characters they have been given but it rarely ever turns out the same. NANA pulled it off much better than expected. I recommend watching the Anime before the live movie adaptions to soften up and make the cliché parts of the movie tolerable. About the Anime. No two characters are alike. Something about it draws you in. It's in a class of it's own. I watch the entire series at least once a year.

Hoops Oct 15 2017 8:16 pm I read this manga in high school with my best friend, we would read the new releases in shojobeat. She was personified by Hachi and me by Nana. She stopped being my friend ages ago, but I still fondly remember our friendship. I've watched this and the anime, I thoroughly enjoyed both, but the manga is a must-read. Miss you Hachiko!

Starry de Beniza Mar 29 2016 10:40 am This movie is the movie I love the most in my teenage, I'm one of Black Stone's fan and Osaki Nana. She's so cool. It would good if I have watched NANA3.

Julia nicole Apr 04 2014 9:50 pm This is the coolest movie and my favorite ^.^

@cynthia_lova Aug 22 2012 6:35 am amazing movies ^^

Ki Jan 31 2011 10:23 pm Adapted from a popular Japanese Manga, that I have never read, the movie did seem like watching a live japanimation of sorts, Without knowing anything about the story line I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of the two female main characters. The rock star Nana, was played by J-Pop singer Mika Nakashima, in a very understated non-over the top manner.. The tough female rock star character that she played was quite different from her real life music persona as a J-Pop diva, which made it eveb more impressive. The other Nana played by Aoi Miyazak and called Hachi by her friends, carried the movie for me. Her character was less stereotypical and more unpredictable to grasp, which made her the more interesting of the two characters (A cross between Amelie and Audrey Hepburn’s Sabrina character). Quite frankly they could have taken Hachi, her ex-boyfriend Shin, and Shin’s new girlfriend (the one that spoke like a chipmunk) and made a movie around those 3 characters only and it would have been more enjoyable. Anyways the musicians were competently played, the guy that played Ren, I saw him in another film called “Collage Of Life,” which was really bad, so was nice to see him in a better movie, although he seemed to sulk his way throughout this film. The rockers were all a tad bit cliche, but it wasn’t terribly annoying. Towards the end of the film there were some cheesier moments that got tacked on to an otherwise compelling movie (particularly the flashback sequence where Nana and Ren said goodbye at the train station). Overall the movie was better than expected and excelled at being an understated character study of two, seemingly opposite, girls that bonded so well. Worthwhile to check out, comparable to Kamikaze Girls in quality, but nowhere in the league of "Swing Girls", "Hana & Alice", or "Josee, The Tiger & The Fish".

Sata Jan 03 2011 4:18 pm Is Gou Ayano really in this movie? If so, what does he play?

tsukikage Nov 17 2010 6:09 pm nana 1 has amazing soundtracks, brilliant acting, and is an overall awesome movie! i'd give it an A :D nana 2 unfortunately was quite disappointing, mostly because of the change of actors... the most i'd give it is B- :T

Nana May 03 2010 6:45 am Nana is the best its very sad and exciting in Nana 2 and exciting in Nana 1. Mika is great in this flim and in Nana 2 she is a great singer and a great actor along with the some of the other cast. Yuna is very gorgeous, Mika is very sexy and aoi is very adorable!!! I hope there is a Nana 3 I have to see the sad things that happen in Nana 3 if there is one what happens to Nana and Nana and Shin???

HK Neo Reviews Aug 06 2009 12:43 am Overall, Nana isn’t a perfect cinema, but rarely does Neo have so much fun watching a movie. It is cute, it is fun, it is romantic, it is cool and perhaps these are the exact reasons that Neo like the movie. Nana works well, not because of a perfect story line or a touching score, but rather the capturing of ordinary people with a hint of inspiration and burning flame. Mika is hot, Saeko is damn cute, and while Aoi isn’t exactly Neo’s favourite, there are many that adore her too. All in all, Nana is a movie that I thoroughly enjoyed, and in saying that Neo liked it very much. Bring on Nana 2! For more hotness, check out Yuna Ito in a cameo singing role...(Neo 2007)

I rate it 9/10

Nana (Japanese Movie)

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