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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:27 pm Post subject:
MissMonika wrote:
Yea, I'm pretty sure it premiered yesterday. We probably won't get to watch it for another year.
in the meantime you can watch the fake chinese remake of it, it's called Nono 2.....every time they get on stage the greeting is "Nihao ma... we are the Jade Stones"
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:45 am Post subject:
Tu_triky wrote:
in the meantime you can watch the fake chinese remake of it, it's called Nono 2.....every time they get on stage the greeting is "Nihao ma... we are the Jade Stones"
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:04 am Post subject:
Anime Dad wrote:
Does that mean you've been walking around randomly saying "Jade Stones desu"?
hehe...and ppl can hear me coming with the 64 jade pendants on my necklace.....after introducing myself i offer to sell them one, we haggle about the price, and sometimes i part with a stone if a sale is made.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:14 am Post subject:
"NANA2" flops big time, "Iwo Jima" at the top
According to the quick report by Mr. Texas, the holiday season hopeful "NANA2" recorded a disappointing result over the opening weekend. The box office was 170 mil. yen, mere 31% of last year's blockbuster "NANA", whose final gross was 4 bil. yen.
In "2", one of the leading actress Aoi Miyazaki was replaced by Yui Ichikawa, but Mr. Texas analyzes that "NANA2"'s result was much better than their respective recent movies, so he thinks that the change probably did not have much effect. Some speculate it is because there have been lots of press about the internal disagreement related to the casting and production, and others say that's because they did not do much of TV-related marketing, the recent success formula in J-movies.
I wonder it may be just a case of losing in competition, that people just went over to watch "Iwo Jima", which was at the top of the weekend ranking. "NANA2" settled at #4, behind "Love and Honor" and "Casino Royale" in their 2nd weekend.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:14 am Post subject:
Tu_triky wrote:
hehe...and ppl can hear me coming with the 64 jade pendants on my necklace.....after introducing myself i offer to sell them one, we haggle about the price, and sometimes i part with a stone if a sale is made.
Following its theatrical release in Japan on Dec. 9, �gNANA2�h– Japan�fs most anticipated movie of the year-end – is quickly making it way over to New York City, at the IFC Center on Monday, December 18, 2006. At the showing, there will be guest appearances from award-winning actress and singer, Mika Nakashima, and stunning beauty and upcoming star, Yui Ichikawa.
Directed by Kentaro Otani, one of the top creators of today�fs Japanese film industry, �gNANA�h (original movie, 2005) has made ground-breaking records in Japanese entertainment with complete domination in the rankings of film (�gNANA�h), music (theme song: Nana starring Mika Nakashima �gGlamorous Sky�h), and comics (�gNANA�h). Originally a best-selling girls comic series by Ai Yazawa (its first twelve volumes of the series have cumulatively sold over 36 million copies), the �gNANA�h movement continues to be a powerful force in Japan�fs popular culture today through Yazawa�fs ability to stylize her characters and identify deeply with a young audience. �gNANA2�h is the much-awaited, all-encompassing sequel to complete this masterpiece!
With such extravagant casting for this sequel, �gNANA2�h is set in Tokyo�fs hip nightlife as well as some serene backdrops from the U.K. (punk rocker Nana wears Vivienne Westwood !). Yet, what necessarily differentiates this production from all others is its unique way of penetrating other entertainment markets through its use of �gartistic collaboration,�h in which the theme songs are cleverly integrated into the scheme of the story. In�gNANA,�h this was accomplished with Nana�fs dynamic performance of�gGlamorous Sky,�h a song written especially for �gNANA�h by million-hit songwriter and artist, Hyde from L�fArc en Ciel, and author, Ai Yazawa. Where the story follows the progress of two rival bands�f paths to a professional debut, the singles they produce in the movie are in reality, released into the Japanese mainstream under their fictitious names. This clever technique ultimately prepared �gNANA�h to be one of the most successful movies of 2005. �gNANA2�h reinforces this tradition with the band�fs new single �gHito Iro,�h (�gOne Color�h), written by Takuro, the leading million-hit songwriter of Japan�fs all- time No. 1 rock group, Glay.
*130 Min / 2006 / Japan / Japanese with English Subtitles*
STORY:
BACKGROUND:
The film is about two girls of the same age and name, Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu. They randomly meet in a train and, following a string of coincidences having to do with the number seven (pronounced �gnana�h in Japanese), decide to live together in an apartment numbered 707. One is a cynical punk rocker with a demanding presence and the other is a cute, ignorant girl with an upper-middle class mindset. The two characters, despite having contrasting personalities, like and respect each other. After they met, Nana Osaki started calling Nana Komatsu �gHachi�h ("Hachiko" is the name of a famous loyal dog in Japan. Coincidentally, "hachi" means "eight" which follows �gnana�h) Nana wants to make her debut to leave her ex-boyfriend, Ren, behind. Nana and Ren were in the same group once, but Ren was offered a chance to debut in Tokyo as a replacement member of Trapnest, a popular band. Realizing that following Ren would mean giving up her own dream to be a singer, she chose to cultivate her own band, Black Stones.
NANA2:
Nana's band, Black Stones, has their major label debut. Hachi is spun into a deep relationship with Takumi, the leader of Trapnest. Nana and Ren's relationship also comes to light and cause a scandal in the entertainment industry. After a series of events between the two girls and the band members, Hachi chooses to leave the apartment she shares with Nana and the two friends are far apart with only their respective partners as hope for the future. This sequel is the last installment of the original "NANA" movies.
ABOUT THE GUESTS:
Mika Nakashima (playing Nana) :
Mika Nakashima is one of the most popular and charismatic female stars of Japan today. Since her breakthrough in 2002, she has received numerous awards starting with �gBest New Artist of the Year�h from various award ceremonies to nominee of the �gBest Buzz Asia from Japan�h and winner of �gBest Video from a Film�h at the MTV Video Music Japan awards. She has won her well-deserved public recognition and has stirred up excitement amid many listeners of the younger generation. Mika�fs first No. 1 single, �gGlamorous Sky,�h came in 2005, as the best-selling female single of the year selling over 440,000 copies. She has released four albums since her debut, all of which have reached No. 1 in the album charts. Her recent concentration on her film career has won her the �gBest New Actor Award�h and the �gBest Female Actor Award�h at the 29th Japan Academy Awards with her performance in �gNANA.�h
Yui Ichikawa (playing Hachi):
Already a luminary in the model world, Yui Ichikawa has recently shifted her professional career to film, and has been acclaimed as one of the most promising young actresses of today. She has won several awards including the Namco Audition Grand Prix in 1999. With much involvement in a wide array of mediums including TV dramas, commercials, and music videos, her copious experience has earned her major parts in recent films as �gJu-On:The Grudge�h, �gJu- On:The Grudge 2�h, �gZebraman�h, �gAbout Love�h, �gSchool Days�h, �gSiren�h, and �gRough�h.
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:45 am Post subject:
given mika nakashima's affinity for the knight's cross, it's no surprise that she will be wearing the following dress for the new york premiere of NANA 2. charming. found in harajuku, tokyo.
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:40 am Post subject:
I wonder why she does it? Shock value? She doesn't appear to be stupid, so I guess that's not it. I'm sure she's aware of the history behind the swastika..... It's amazing that it still provokes, 60 years after the end of WW2. Although I guess white supremacists still use it
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:45 am Post subject:
Anime Dad wrote:
I wonder why she does it? Shock value? She doesn't appear to be stupid, so I guess that's not it. I'm sure she's aware of the history behind the swastika..... It's amazing that it still provokes, 60 years after the end of WW2. Although I guess white supremacists still use it
somebody borrowed her imperial japan rising sun dress so she had nothing to wear.
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