I just watched a movie called Nana. Based on a best-selling shojo manga that sold over 22 million copies in Japan, it's a cute story about two girls who are total opposites that become best friends. One is a super girly girl who wears lots of pink and will give anything to be with her boyfriend; the other is punk rocker who sacrificed the love of her life for her music career. The two meet fatefully on a train ride to Tokyo, and when they meet again at an apartment for rent, they become roommates. They're both named Nana.
At first, I thought the story sounded really cheesy, but I found myself really enjoying the movie. Both characters are extremely likable despite their shortcomings—Nana the girly girl can be really annoying, and Nana the punk rocker has a bad temper and an attitude but the're both genuine and endearing. You end up falling in love with both by the end of the movie.
Yeah I saw this movie recently, it was really good.
Want to get round to seeing the second one eventually, although they replaced the actress who played girly nana :(
Posted by: Joe1991 | June 30, 2008 at 08:34 AM
Oooh, the sequel was horrendous without Aoi as Hachiko. Plot-wise it was much weaker as well...
Posted by: nyankobrulee | June 30, 2008 at 09:28 AM
Thats the way most movies are. If you hate each other, you get together. If you start as a couple, one of them dies.
Its a box office half assed moneymaker plot. (not this movie, just that same old idea.)
Posted by: Dragonfang18 | June 30, 2008 at 09:47 AM
The movies were ok but they were nothing compared to the anime. Check the series out.
Posted by: bladz01 | June 30, 2008 at 02:52 PM
Thanks for the recommendation, just found it on Netflix.
Posted by: Vic | June 30, 2008 at 06:09 PM
Mika Nakashima has a beautiful voice. I can't say I like all of her songs, but I really enjoy "Love Addict". It's got a great accompaniment and I just love it. It's an older song of hers, but I wish she would do more with similar arrangements. I found a video of it on Youtube.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HMjSToPeScQ
Posted by: vagrant | June 30, 2008 at 08:40 PM
Mika Nakashima has a beautiful voice. I can't say I like all of her songs, but I really enjoy "Love Addict". It's got a great accompaniment and I just love it. It's an older song of hers, but I wish she would do more with similar arrangements. I found a video of it on Youtube.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HMjSToPeScQ
Posted by: vagrant | June 30, 2008 at 08:42 PM
Hey Lisa. I just watched Nana a few weeks ago too!. Funny, I never saw the movie before because I thought it was a "girl" movie or the typical "Otaku" film. I was wrong. I have to say that the movie has something... I don't know what, it's just nice in a way. The soundtrack is amazing too, I love the "Nana" theme song. Great post! and cool coincidence.
Posted by: Oscar Yasser Noriega | July 06, 2008 at 06:50 PM
omggg nana is so gooooooooooooood~ I Love that movie! The second one has a totally different cast though... so ... yeah~ :T kinda sucks.
Posted by: yujean | July 08, 2008 at 12:13 AM