Nana

So.... I had watched Nana with my sister several months before, but I apparently forgot to write a little something about it. (What? I just like keeping track of what I've watched!) It's based on an anime/manga of the same name and stars Mika Nakashima, Aoi Miyazaki, Hiroki Narimiya, and Matsuyama Kenichi. The summary is as following:

Nana Komatsu (Aoi Miyazaki) journeys to Tokyo to be with her boyfriend. A
stroke of luck finds her sitting on the train next to NANA Osaki (Mika
Nakashima), a budding rock vocalist. Although they part at Tokyo Station,
their paths cross once more as they compete for the same apartment. They
decide to move in together and despite their differences, introspective NANA
and outgoing nana become firm friends. NANA finds a new bassist and reforms
her old band, Black Stones. Unfortunately, nana finds that the course of true love does not always run smoothly. nana receives some good news, however, when she wins a pair of tickets to see her favorite band, the hit sensation TRAPNEST, in concert and invites NANA along. NANA has reservations about seeing the band play live and it is now that nana discovers the secrets of her friend's past - NANA's unresolved feelings towards TRAPNEST's guitarist, Ren, her ex-boyfriend and ex-BLACK STONES bassist. The curtain goes up on the TRAPNEST concert and Ren steps onto the stage. NANA sits below in the front row of the audience. Her eyes fill with tears as memories come flooding back. Will NANA and Ren be reunited...?

The first thing that made me want to watch it is because Nakashima Mika was in it and I happen to like her and her songs. Another reason is that Death Note's L, Matsuyama Kenichi was also in it, albeit a small role. I have to say that the acting was pretty good and it made the contrast between the two NANAs pretty clear - but it's also a nice tale of friendship despite all odds and a story of finding love. If you don't want to take my word for it, the movie made a pretty big hit in the Japanese box office when it came out! :)