Nana 2
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| NANA2 | |
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| Image:Nana2movieposter.jpg Official Poster of NANA2 | |
| Directed by | Kentarô Ôtani |
| Produced by | Osamu Kubota, Toshiaki Nakazawa |
| Written by | Ai Yazawa, Kentarô Ôtani, Taeko Asano |
| Starring | Mika Nakashima Yui Ichikawa Hiroki Narimiya Kanata Hongo Yuna Ito and more |
| Cinematography | Kazuhiro Suzuki |
| Distributed by | - Japan - Toho Movie Production |
| Release date(s) | December 9, 2006 |
| Running time | 115 min |
| Language | Japanese |
| IMDb profile | |
Nana 2 is the sequel to the Japanese movie Nana, an adaptation of the manga by Ai Yazawa, directed by Kentarô Ôtani. Production for the movie began in mid-September and only 1 and a half month shootings finished the movie in time for the December 9, 2006 release.
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[edit] Main cast
- Nana Komatsu (小松奈々 Komatsu Nana): Yui Ichikawa
- Nana Osaki (大崎ナナ Ōsaki Nana): Mika Nakashima
- Ren Honjo (本城蓮 Honjō Ren, レン Ren): Nobuo Kyou
- Takumi Ichinose (一ノ瀬巧 Ichinose Takumi, タクミ Takumi): Tetsuji Tamayama
- Shinichi Okazaki (岡崎真一 Okazaki Shin'ichi) a.k.a. Shin: Hongo Kanata
- Nobuo Terashima (寺島伸夫 Terashima Nobuo) a.k.a. Nobu (ノブ): Hiroki Narimiya
- Reira Serizawa (芹澤レイラ Serizawa Reira): Yuna Ito
[edit] Plot
Taking place shortly after the end of the first film, Nana 2 focuses more on Komatsu Nana (Hachi/Hachiko)and her love life. Romance develops between Hachi and TRAPNEST's bassist Takumi as well as with the Black Stones' guitarist Nobu. Meanwhile, Nana works hard for her band while trying to find happiness. Both girls struggle through life, and try to keep their friendship from falling apart. More information on the story at Nana.
[edit] Casting issues
There have been many casting issues in the production of Nana 2. Aoi Miyazaki has declined to reprise the role of Komatsu Nana. She has been replaced with actress Yui Ichikawa. Ryuhei Matsuda has declined to play the role of Ren and has been replaced with Nobuo Kyou. Also, Kenichi Matsuyama, who portrayed Shinichi Okazaki, has been replaced by Hongo Kanata.
[edit] Theatrical release
Even though both theme songs were released ahead (Hitoiro of NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA on November 29, 2006 and Truth of REIRA starring YUNA ITO on December 6, 2006), the movie could only hit the #4 spot on the Movie Charts, from its release December 9, 2006 onward, and overall had very weak and low ratings. Many fans claimed that the exchange of main cast members led to the disappointing statistics.
On December 18th, NANA2 made its international debut in New York, USA. New York - Tokyo brought the main actresses Mika Nakashima and Yui Ichikawa to the limited seated IFC Cinema. The movie was well received by fans.
[edit] External links
- Official webite (Japanese)
- NANA Fansite (English)
- Dreamy&Hopeful Life in Tokyo: NANA 2 (Italian)zh:NANA 2
