Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- wistful
- intimate
- sincere
- quiet evening
- music movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly responded positively to this emotionally engaging Japanese romance drama, particularly its music and central performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu’s bond drives the story as strongly as their contrasting romantic goals.
Nana Osaki pursues success as a punk rock singer while navigating relationships with bandmates and lovers.
The plot is closely tied to punk bands, J-rock performance, and the protagonists’ musical identities.
The two twenty-year-old women named Nana meet on a train and become roommates despite their sharply different temperaments.
Films like Nana, and why
Movie Details
- Director
- Kentaro Otani
- Release Date
- 2005-09-03
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (111)
Cast
- Mika Nakashima
- Aoi Miyazaki
- Kenichi Matsuyama
- Ryuhei Matsuda
- Tetsuji Tamayama
- Tomomi Maruyama
- Saeko
- Yuna Ito
- Momosuke Mizutani
- Anna Nose
Common questions
- What is Nana about?
- Two young women with the same name build an intense friendship while love, independence, and punk-rock ambition pull them in different directions.
- What is Nana like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nana as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Nana violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Nana.
- What did critics think of Nana?
- Critics broadly responded positively to this emotionally engaging Japanese romance drama, particularly its music and central performances.
- Which films are like Nana?
- Films with a similar feel include Nana 2, Beck, and Once.
- How long is Nana?
- Nana runs 113 minutes.
