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Nana
Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.
Release : | 2005 |
Rating : | 7 |
Studio : | TOHO, TBS, Aniplex, |
Crew : | Production Design, Set Decoration, |
Cast : | Mika Nakashima Aoi Miyazaki Kenichi Matsuyama Ryuhei Matsuda Tetsuji Tamayama |
Genre : | Drama Music Romance |
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I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
As far as manga animations go Nana is a success and, despite my rule against sequels, I am going to watch Nana 2 next.Two girls who could not be any different find companionship, friendship and enduring love. Differences are ignored and left by the roadside as the two come together and stand shoulder-to-shoulder. It is cool and fun. The music is handled well, as well as the emotional turbulence. The music is billed as punk, but is real just pop rock.The girls are so cute and thin. It is great to see slim and healthy girls not being hated on by other girls. it is sad, but true. I guess Japan is a different story. Still, one has nice hair and the other one has a masculine short bob.One last thing: if you rent an apartment on the seventh floor and there are no elevators you are clearly telling your parents 'do not visit.' lol
Two very different 20 year old women meet on a train to Tokyo. Other than the fact they're both named Nana, they have very different pasts and personalities. Despite this, they're destined to become very big parts of each other's lives. Based on the very popular anime and manga of the same name, this is a fun adaption. The musical aspects of the story are kept, and are as nearly as important to the story as the relationship between the two Nana's. Speaking of, the actresses chosen to play the two title characters are great, and the story is as interesting for guys as it is the girls who are the original audience. NANA was a good movie, I liked it. Obviously it's more recommended for people who are already familiar with the source material, but even NANA newbies should enjoy this.
I liked the freshness in the first half of 'Nana'. The two girls Nana (Nakashima) and Nana (Miyazaki) meet and are reunited by 'coincidence'. Then they decide to move in together and we are shown glimpses of their worklife and lovelife. However, in the second half, as the film shifts to Nakashima's Nana's lovelife, it gets painfully slow and boring. The film was slow to begin with but the first half managed to stay enjoyable. The 'reunion' in the end looks rushed.The instrumental pieces in the background score add to the freshness and winter season. However the songs are quite bad. Cinematography's quite adequate. From the two Nana's, Miyazaki is the better actress. Even though she frequently shows her toothy smile, she brings out Nana's naivety, vulnerability and cheerfulness with tremendous ease and makes her character very likable. Conversely, Nakashima is mostly wooden. She pretty much has one expression on her face throughout the whole film. The supporting cast ranges from adequate to wooden.So to speak, 'Nana' could have been very enjoyable had the second part received more consideration. This film may appeal more to the younger generation.
I wonder if people that weren't already fans of the Nana manga would really understand the movie. I think that unless you had read the manga, a lot of the movie might be lost for viewers. The movie script was almost word for word from the manga, it was pretty fun to see it all on the big screen though.As for the characters, both of the Nana's were perfect for their roles. Yasu was good, Nobu was not what I expected (but it worked), but Shin...poor Shin. He looked like he was in his 30's...they kind of killed his character, which is a shame since he is my favorite! Shoji, Jun and Kyosuke were all eerily perfect for their roles. I think they were the funniest part of the whole movie.