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Nana (2005)

Nana poster
Original title
NANA
Directed by
Kentarō Ōtani
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
12
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 107 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two young women with the same name meet on a train and end up becoming roommates. The film follows their intertwined lives as one pursues her dream of becoming a punk rock singer and the other navigates love and friendship in Tokyo.

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What happens

Nana (Japanese: ナナ) is a 2005 Japanese drama film directed by Kentarō Ōtani. Based on the manga of the same name by Ai Yazawa, the film stars Mika Nakashima as Nana Osaki and Aoi Miyazaki as Nana "Hachi" Komatsu. The film was released on September 3, 2005. The film was followed by a sequel, Nana 2, in 2006. Nakashima reprised her role as Nana Osaki, but some of the original cast, including Miyazaki and Ryuhei Matsuda, did not reprise their roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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