Nana | 
| Director: Kentaro Otani
Actors: Hiroki Narimiya, Aoi Miyazaki, Ryuhei Matsuda, Mika Nakashima
Studio: VIZ VIDEO
Category: DVD
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 19471
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 114 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: YNNA01
UPC: 896911001119
EAN: 0896911001119
ASIN: B0012EM5II
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: April 8, 2008
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NANA VOL 1 (VIZ PICTURES) (DVD MOVIE)
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 "Even now, I keep calling your name..." April 10, 2008
Jinx LeFroy (USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Okay, I haven't read the manga this is based on so I don't know how accurately it follows the storyline. However, I really liked this movie. It's about two girls who both share the name Nana but are very very different. There is Nana played by Aoi Miyazaki who is cute, needy, and a bit immature. Then there is the singer Nana played by Mika Nakashima (a singer in real life) who is a fiercely independent member of a rock band trying to work her way up to fame. They end up living together and learn and grow from each other. Some people may find it frustrating that Miyazaki's character can be so timid and weak or how her romantic relationship is dealt with. However, I think it is essential when watching this movie to know that this is in a different culture and so the gender roles are slightly different. Keeping that in mind, this is a great story about two drastically different girls' close friendship.
 Ear Candy May 7, 2008
Michael Ward (Athens, Georgia)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Nana opens with the band Blast, short for Black Stones, performing in the frigid confines of Northern Japan. Feeling that that the band has grown beyond its confines in Northern Japan, the guitarist Nobu suggests that the band is ready to head to Tokyo. However, although it seems that some members are ready for the move, they are not quite ready to go together.
A short time later, a bubbly, cute girl named Komatsu Nana boards a train on her way to Tokyo. On the train she meets Osaki Nana, the vocalist of Black Stones. While they have literally nothing in common with one another they share a long conversation albeit one in which Nana K. does all of the talking. The viewer learns that Nana K is going to Tokyo to be with her boyfriend Shoji while Nana O is striking out on her own as a musician. When Nana K meets her boyfriend and mutual friends at the station, the two Nanas part ways, but after Shoji makes it clear to Nana K that she is to find her own job and apartment, the two chance upon each other again when they both think about renting the same apartment. Eventually, the two decide to become roommates and an odd bond is struck up between the two girls: one is very dependent and outgoing while the other is fiercely independent and withdrawn, but they soon come to depend on each other while growing as people.
I am generally hesitant watching films that are based upon long, and especially ongoing, manga series because I feel that there is quite a chance that I will neither fully comprehend the film or that the filmic version will be extraordinarily watered down in comparison to the comic version. The characters of Nana K, Nana O, and Ren, Nana O's love interest, are decently fleshed out, although they seem to be a bit static at times stuck in a stiff image of their character types. Other characters are quite one dimensional but more due to the brevity of the film than that of the director, since, for the most part, the target audience would already be familiar with the story from their readings of the manga.
A decently fun film with catchy J-pop music, Nana would certainly appeal to those interested in the comic series or series of a similar scope. However, for others who are not quite familiar with the world of the film and who have little interest in Japanese pop music, the film might come off as nothing but a bag of cliches and tooth decaying sweetness.
great combination of life, love, and rock and roll May 8, 2008
G. Parreno (bny)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am not really into j-movies but one of my friends recommended this movie. I love this film! such a great cast as well. I became a fan of Aoi Miyazaki she is such a talented actress- I think one of the reasons why this film rocks is because of Aoi and her smile which tugs the core of the heart. The chemistry between Mika and Aoi is incredible that while watching the movie you can feel their sorrow and difficulties.. The scenes between these two characters are very well done without going over the top or dramatic.. The Nana 2 is a let down because Aoi is not in the cast anymore..her presence was truly missed..
The soundtrack is so cool! (mind you I don't speak a word of japanese, but I love the j-alternative type of music in the film.)
Nothing to say but... WOW!!!!!! June 6, 2008
A. Lawson (Forks, Washington)
I read the first manga in this series and wasn't that crazy about it but I thought I should go ahead and watch the film online. I LOVED IT! I can't say how close it was to the manga (seeing as I only read the first) but I can say this is a great stand alone movie! The characters are hilarious even though the character Hachi was played a tad over the top. It is definitely worth buying and I can't wait to buy the sequal! :D
introducing Nana and.....Nana July 1, 2008
Vind3d
First let me just say, Mika Nakashima, who plays rocker Nana is HOT!
I've been a fan of movies from Japan since I saw Ghost in the Shell a few years ago. I've seen and enjoyed Azumi the female Ninja, Last Quarter, a ghost story, and the Pulp Fiction inspired Shark Skin Man. So I was about 10 minutes into Nana when I realized that I was watching a "chick flick" or Shojo as its called in japanese.
As you may know Nana is about two girls who have nothing in common, except they both have the same first name. And they have one other very important thing in common. They both find out how difficult love can be.
The two Nanas are both played by great actresses. Aoi Miyazaki is the spoiled Nana who has nice clothes and shoes and hair and seems to get jobs because of her looks. And rocker Nana is Mika Nakashima, a singer in real life, who as I mentioned before, is HOT!
Rather than outline the story, which has already been done in other reviews, I'll just say I liked Nana enough that I am now waiting for Nana 2 to be released in the US.
I always hate it when the original actors don't return for the sequel and Nana is no exception.
The guy who plays rocker Nana's ex-boyfriend, Ren won't be in the sequel, which is fine since he can't act. Nor is Aoi, the Nana with the huge smile. Normally missing 2 original actors would really turn me off, but actress Mika, rocker Nana, is going to return. She does such an excellent job of portraying her character that I could not imagine anyone else in the part.
Although the ending of Nana has a satisfactory wrap up there are also some unanswered questions which leave room for the sequel.
The end to rock Nana's story was not what I wanted for her, but I am glad to say that rocker Nana herself questions her own actions as well.Nana
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