Nada sô sô (2006)

Director:

Nobuhiro Doi

Writer:

Noriko Yoshida (screenplay)

Release Date:

30 September 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

8-year old Yotaro gains a 3-year old step-sister, Kaoru, when his mother marries a jazz musician who plays in a club in Naha...

Plot Keywords:

High School | Okinawa Japan | Workaholic | Swindler | Typhoon

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Satoshi Tsumabuki	...	Yotaro Aragaki
Masami Nagasawa	...	Kaoru Aragaki
Kumiko Asô	...	Keiko Inamine
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eiichiro Funakoshi	...	Kameoka
Isao Hashizume	...	Keiko's father
Ryohei Hirota	...	Yotaro Aragaki - child
Kyôko Koizumi	...	Mitsue (Yotaro's mother)
Aiko Morishita
Tatsuya Nakamura	...	Kaoru's father
Nao Omori	...	Doctor
Mao Sasaki	...	Kaoru Aragaki - child
Tomi Taira
Takashi Tsukamoto

Also Known As:

Tears for You (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

Japan:118 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Okinawa, Japan

Company:

Toho Company

Nada sô sô, a movie more for its subtlety

Nada sô sô is a 2006 romantic movie, starring the handsome Satoshi Tsumabuki as the main actor, and Masami Nagasawa. It is a romantic movie, with cliché storyline, but a nice movie nonetheless.

The story is about Yota (Satoshi) and Kaoru (Masami). They had to take care of themselves at a very young age as they were abandoned by their dad, & their moms have died due to sickness.

Yota took the role of father-like role, looking after his sister, Kaoru. Yota undertook different jobs to provide money & food for him & his sister. Meanwhile, Kaoru study diligently & thus excelled in her studies.

There are many funny moments, such as when Yota & Kaoru fights, which brings back one memory about the same things that happened when one were small. I almost cried (I am too proud to tell that I cried, but I have to admit even if I don't cry shed tears easily, I just couldn't hold the tears back in this movie).

I have to give credit to both Satoshi & Masami, as they succeed in their acting. Their chemistry as siblings is totally believable, as are their feelings for each other which they try desperately hard to hide. They made the audiences connect to their acting, & to sympathize to their pain & struggle.

The storyline has been used times & again, with predicable plots, but it is still refreshing to see that even with the storyline, the director is able to make it enjoyable & entertaining.

Do not forget to have tissue paper ready, especially those who have soft heart, as there are many moments that would empty the tear duct. I watched it with my friends, & suffice to say I hear sobs throughout the movie. Be warned. =)