Nana (2005/II)

Director:

Kentarô Ôtani

Writers:

Ai Yazawa (comic)
Taeko Asano (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Plot:

A chance encounter between two girls of the same name, "Nana," triggers a series of events and relationships. |

Plot Keywords:

2000s | Tokyo Japan | Asia | Manga | Japan

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Mika Nakashima	...	Nana Osaki
Aoi Miyazaki	...	Nana Komatsu
Hiroki Narimiya	...	Nobuo Terashima
Ken'ichi Matsuyama	...	Shin
Saeko	...	Sachiko
Yuna Ito	...	Reira Serizawa
Momosuke Mizutani	...	Naoki
Anna Nose	...	Jyunko
Takehisa Takayama	...	Kyosuke
Tomoki Maruyama	...	Yasu
Tetsuji Tamayama	...	Takumi
Ryuhei Matsuda	...	Ren Honjou
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gou Ayano
Andrew Francis	...	Takumi
Maryke Hendrikse	...	Nami
Yûta Hiraoka	...	Shoji Endo
Adrian Petriw	...	Naoki (voice: English version)
Kelly Sheridan	...	Nana Komatsu (voice: English version)
Rebecca Shoicet	...	Nana Osaki (voice: English version) (as Rebecca Shoichet)
Alex Zahara	...	Mr. Muzuki (voice)

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Hong Kong:I | Taiwan:GP | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Aniplex

Trivia:

In the story, since both main characters have the same first name, to differentiate one Nana to the other, Nana Osaki affectionately called Nana Komatsu "Hachi", because she thinks Nana Komatsu behaves like a dog, faithful but sometimes annoying. This is actually a play of word. The female name "Nana" is a homonym of the Japanese word "nana" that means "seven", and while "Hachi" is a common dog name in Japan, it is also a homonym of the word "hachi" that means "eight".

Movie Connections:

Version of "Nana" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Glamorous Sky

Exactly what it should be

I am one of NANA comic books' fans, so that's why i really love this movie! It contained all details i wanted it to have. The actors were so real, especially Kyosuke, it was like he jumped out of the comic books! The soundtracks went along with the scenes very well. And they did all the emotional scenes pretty touching. I could laugh and cry along with Nana and Hachi. Both the comic books and the movie perfectly complete each other. When I read the comic books, I have to imagine the characters' voices but in the movie I hear their voices and I deeply get into their feelings. Mika Nakashima was so good at expressing her voice. Aoi Miyazaki was the perfect Hachi, she was cute and innocent. Yuna Ito wasn't so much like Reira but loved her voice though. I really wish they will make NANA II!!!