Nana 2

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 09 Jun 2007, 08:07

Haven't seen the original yet (have it on my shelf) but the sequel's out this month on JPN R2.

Yes Asia wrote: The success of the movie NANA, starring Nakashima Mika and Miyazaki Aoi as two girls with the same name but contrasting personalities, has paved the way for its sequel. Nakashima, who received best newcomer awards and a best actress nomination for NANA, reprises her role for NANA 2, alongside a new line-up of young stars. Ichikawa Yui (Ju-on) replaces Miyazaki Aoi as the cute and cheerful lead, while Matsuda Ryuhei's band leader role is now taken up by Kyo Nobuo. Adapted from the hugely popular manga by Yazawa Ai and directed by Otani Kentaro, NANA 2 continues to move the audience with a story about two girls' friendship, and their quest for love and dreams. The film also features kinetic music performed by Nakashima Mika, recorded live in Tokyo.

Continuing the story from the first film, punk rock singer Osaki Nana (Nakashima Mika) and Komatsu Nana (Ichikawa Yui), sometimes called Hachi, have been sharing an apartment for a while. To cheer up Hachi who has just broken up with her boyfriend, Nana introduces her to Hachi's idol, Takumi (Tamayama Tetsuji), the leader of the band Trapnest. But Nana never expects this will bring Hachi an unstable romance. Meanwhile, Nana's relationship with her ex-boyfriend Ren (Kyo Nobuo), the guitarist of Trapnest, appears as a hot topic on the tabloids.

The two-disc Special Edition comes with a booklet and the following features:
# Audio Commentary
# Trailer, Teaser, and TV Spot
# The Other Side of NANA 2 (Making Of)
# 10/25, Live in Shinjuku Documentary
# Making of Truth (Trapnest Shooting MV in Scotland )
# Premiere Footage
# Live Scene ("One Color" and Eyes for the Moon by Nakashima Mika)

No English subtitles but hopefully a subbed HK release is not too far off...

http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.as ... 004687082/

http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.as ... 004687081/

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 09 Jun 2007, 08:29

I'm happy Aoi left out. Her talent deserves to be seen in more challenging movies.

As for the film itself; if I had been living in Japan 6 months ago, I would've gone to see this with a bunch of female friends. But I can't really see myself putting money on this and watching it home alone. Unless I start feeling really mainstream, the film is available on HK dvd and I'm making an order which has just enough space left for one additional dvd... Who knows, that might even happen.

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 09 Jun 2007, 20:45

It took me all of 3 seconds to realise that the first film was diabolical, one of the biggest loads of trash ever.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 09 Jun 2007, 20:51

I've been avoiding this franchise ever since I read the tripe blurb for the manga. Shit like Train Man is probably more entertaining than this.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 07 Jul 2007, 18:14

HK dvds coming July 12

http://www.dddhouse.com/v3/product_deta ... uctID=7179

http://www.dddhouse.com/v3/product_deta ... uctID=7180

Stragely enough, a few weeks ago when I was at work there was a moment when felt like watching Nana 2 would be a good idea. And right now, I'm not feeling too anti-Nana2 either. That's good.