{ "id": "epfb1p70j3", "slug": "nana-nana-2005-film", "title": "Nana (NANA) (2005 film)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.genre-form", "label": "Films by genre, form, and subject", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.genre-form" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.genre-form.adaptations", "label": "Adaptations of literature, stage, and other media", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.genre-form.adaptations" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.genre-form.adaptations.comics-and-graphic-novel-adaptations", "label": "Films based on comics and graphic novels", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.genre-form.adaptations.comics-and-graphic-novel-adaptations" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.genre-form", "label": "Asia (other) · 2001 to 2020: Films by genre, form, and subject", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.genre-form", "path": [ { "id": "geo.asia", "label": "Asia (other)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2001", "label": "Asia (other) · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.genre-form", "label": "Films by genre, form, and subject", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.genre-form" } ] } ], "excerpt": "NANA (ナナ) is a 2005 Japanese live-action film directed by Kentaro Otani, adapted from Ai Yazawa's manga, starring Mika Nakashima as Nana Osaki and Aoi Miyazaki as Nana Komatsu; it topped 2 million admissions and spawned NANA 2 (2006).", "snippet": "NANA (ナナ) is a 2005 Japanese live-action film directed by Kentaro Otani, adapted from Ai Yazawa's manga, starring Mika Nakashima as Nana Osaki and Aoi Miyazaki as Nana Komatsu; it topped 2 million admissions and spawned NANA 2 (2006).", "node": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.genre-form.adaptations.comics-and-graphic-novel-adaptations", "markdown": "# Nana (NANA) (2005 film)\n\n**Nana** (Japanese title: NANA, ナナ) is a 2005 Japanese live-action drama film directed by Kentaro Otani (大谷健太郎) and based on the first five volumes of [Ai Yazawa](https://www.edgepedia.org/ai-yazawa)'s (矢沢あい) bestselling shojo manga (comics marketed primarily to teenage girls in Japan) of the same name. It stars the singer Mika Nakashima (中島美嘉) as punk vocalist Nana Osaki and Aoi Miyazaki (宮崎あおい) as [Nana Komatsu](https://www.edgepedia.org/nana-komatsu), two twenty-year-old women who share the name [Nana](https://www.edgepedia.org/nana-manga), meet by chance on a train to Tokyo, and become roommates.[1](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0002940) • [2](https://intro.ne.jp/contents/2005/07/27_2020.html) The film opened on September 3, 2005 on the Toho chain across Japan, drew more than two million admissions, and was followed by a sequel, *NANA 2*, in 2006.[1](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0002940) • [3](https://www.jcp.or.jp/akahata/aik4/2005-10-03/2005100310_01_0.html) • [4](https://www.aaaanime.com/animenews/4225.html)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Release | September 3, 2005, distributed by Toho on the national Toho circuit; 114 minutes[1](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0002940) |\n| Director and writers | Kentaro Otani; screenplay by Taeko Asano and Kentaro Otani, from Ai Yazawa's manga[1](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0002940) • [5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/nana-2005) |\n| Lead cast | Mika Nakashima as Nana Osaki, Aoi Miyazaki as Nana Komatsu (Hachi), with Ryuhei Matsuda as Ren, Tetsuji Tamayama as Takumi, Kenichi Matsuyama as Shin, and Yuna Ito as Reira[2](https://intro.ne.jp/contents/2005/07/27_2020.html) • [5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/nana-2005) |\n| Story coverage | A faithful adaptation of the manga through volume 5, ending shortly after Nana and Hachi attend their first Trapnest concert[1](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0002940) • [6](https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/nana-manga/) |\n| Music | Theme song \"GLAMOROUS SKY\" sung by Nakashima with lyrics by Yazawa and music by hyde; insert song \"ENDLESS STORY\" sung by Yuna Ito; both reached the upper reaches of the Japanese charts[7](https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0149277) |\n| Box office | More than 2 million admissions in Japan during its original run[3](https://www.jcp.or.jp/akahata/aik4/2005-10-03/2005100310_01_0.html) |\n| Reception | IMDb 7.0/10; Rotten Tomatoes 86%; 2006 Japanese Academy nominations for Best Actress and Newcomer of the Year[5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/nana-2005) • [8](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/nana/2000272281/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot\n\nNana Komatsu, an ordinary, romance-first young woman, rides the train to Tokyo to follow her boyfriend Shoji, who is at university there. Beside her sits Nana Osaki, the cool, charismatic vocalist of a punk band, heading to the capital to pursue a music career. The two strike up a conversation while their train is stranded in heavy snow, part at [Tokyo Station](https://www.edgepedia.org/tokyo-station), and then meet again by chance at the real-estate office where each is trying to rent the same room, number 707. On the agent's suggestion they begin sharing the apartment.[2](https://intro.ne.jp/contents/2005/07/27_2020.html) • [9](https://www.itmedia.co.jp/mobile/articles/0509/09/news057.html)\n\nLiving together, Nana Osaki nicknames her dependent, puppyish roommate \"Hachi,\" and Hachi resolves to support Nana's dream of becoming a band vocalist. Nana's former band Black Stones, well known in their hometown, had broken up when its members went separate ways; the guitarist Nobu turns up at apartment 707, plays a new song he has written, and the band decides to reunite in Tokyo.[9](https://www.itmedia.co.jp/mobile/articles/0509/09/news057.html) The story's turning point comes when Hachi wins tickets to a concert by the hugely popular band Trapnest and invites Nana, who is strangely reluctant to go; behind that reluctance lies Nana's past, which Hachi knows nothing about.[2](https://intro.ne.jp/contents/2005/07/27_2020.html) The film ends shortly after Nana and Hachi attend the first Trapnest concert and Hachi meets Trapnest's Takumi, corresponding to the end of chapter 14 of the manga, in volume 5.[6](https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/nana-manga/)\n\n## Cast and production\n\nThe production committee behind the film included TBS, Toho, Sedic International, Shueisha, IMJ Entertainment, MBS, and Aniplex.[2](https://intro.ne.jp/contents/2005/07/27_2020.html) • [5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/nana-2005) Casting Mika Nakashima, already a well-known singer, as Nana Osaki was the decisive choice: she performed the stage sections in her own voice, and the manga's fictional band acquired a real musical identity through her.[10](https://pulseofcinema.com/en/film/nana/) Around the two leads, the film assembled a prominent supporting cast: Ryuhei Matsuda as Ren, Nobu played by Hiroki Narimiya, Takumi by Tetsuji Tamayama, Yasu by Tomomi Maruyama, Shin by Kenichi Matsuyama, Shoji by Yuta Hiraoka, and Reira by Yuna Ito.[2](https://intro.ne.jp/contents/2005/07/27_2020.html) • [5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/nana-2005)\n\nThe screenplay is credited to Taeko Asano and Kentaro Otani.[1](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0002940) Japanese film-data listings describe the film as a faithful rendering of the manga's first five volumes, close enough that fans of the original could accept the casting and story changes without discomfort, with Nakashima's live scenes singled out as the highlight.[1](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0002940)\n\n## Music and chart impact\n\nThe film's music became a commercial phenomenon in its own right. The theme song \"GLAMOROUS SKY,\" sung by Nakashima with lyrics by Ai Yazawa herself and music written by hyde, and the insert song \"ENDLESS STORY,\" sung by Yuna Ito as the Trapnest vocalist Reira, both occupied the upper reaches of the Japanese hit charts; the film's reception was described as a social phenomenon.[7](https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0149277) \"Endless Story\" was released under the name Reira starring Yuna Ito and made her one of the most successful debuting artists of 2005; Nakashima released \"Glamorous Sky\" under the name Nana starring Mika Nakashima.[5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/nana-2005)\n\n## Reception and box office\n\nBy October 2005, about a month into its run, the film had passed 2 million admissions in [Japan](https://www.edgepedia.org/japan-epzdpsev89).[3](https://www.jcp.or.jp/akahata/aik4/2005-10-03/2005100310_01_0.html) Its release was scheduled for screenings in seven Asian countries and regions, including Singapore, Indonesia, and Hong Kong, and the source manga had already been published in translation in seven countries and regions including South Korea, Hong Kong, Germany, and France.[3](https://www.jcp.or.jp/akahata/aik4/2005-10-03/2005100310_01_0.html) In Thailand the film screened at two theaters and earned 2.7 million baht, roughly 27,000 admissions.[11](https://ba.jpf.go.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/j_letter_57.pdf)\n\nAt the 2006 Japanese Academy Awards the film received nominations for Best Actress and Newcomer of the Year.[8](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/nana/2000272281/) Aggregated audience scores have remained favorable: IMDb lists 7.0/10 from about 4,400 votes and Rotten Tomatoes 86%.[5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/nana-2005) • [12](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/nana-2005)\n\n## Context: the manga and the franchise\n\nThe film arrived at the peak of the manga's popularity. Serialization began in a shojo manga magazine in 1999, and by the time a new volume appeared in March 2005 cumulative sales had passed 22 million copies, a record-setting figure for shojo comics; by October 2005, with thirteen volumes out, the figure was 29 million.[2](https://intro.ne.jp/contents/2005/07/27_2020.html) • [3](https://www.jcp.or.jp/akahata/aik4/2005-10-03/2005100310_01_0.html) Oricon ranked *Nana* number one on its 2005 \"Top 10 Shojo Manga\" list.[13](https://nana.fandom.com/wiki/Nana) By September 2006, when the sequel's production symposium was held, 36.5 million copies had been sold.[4](https://www.aaaanime.com/animenews/4225.html)\n\n**Sequel and afterlife.** A second live-action film, *NANA 2*, followed in 2006, wrapping the story in an original way unique to the film series.[4](https://www.aaaanime.com/animenews/4225.html) • [14](https://www.sfcrowsnest.info/manga-anime-guide/title/nana/index.html) The 2005 film itself has had a long afterlife: in 2025 it received its first digital revival screening, beginning July 11 at Shibuya's White Cine Quinto, twenty years after the original release.[7](https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0149277) Home-video and streaming availability has been uneven; as of recent listings the film is not streamable in the United States but is available in Japan, Italy, and other markets on services such as Amazon Video and the Apple TV Store.[12](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/nana-2005)\n\n## References\n\n1. [NANA (2005)：キャスト・あらすじ・作品情報, Cinema Today](https://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0002940)\n2. [INTRO | NANA―ナナ― (2005 production information), Intro NE](https://intro.ne.jp/contents/2005/07/27_2020.html)\n3. [ゆうPress／漫画「ＮＡＮＡ」映画 その魅力とは？, しんぶん赤旗 (October 3, 2005)](https://www.jcp.or.jp/akahata/aik4/2005-10-03/2005100310_01_0.html)\n4. [Anime News: NANA 2 production symposium, AAAAnime](https://www.aaaanime.com/animenews/4225.html)\n5. [Nana (2005) on Netflix, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/nana-2005)\n6. [Nana (manga), EBSCO Research Starters](https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/nana-manga/)\n7. [中島美嘉×宮崎あおい『NANA』初のデジタル版リバイバル上映, Cinema Today (June 11, 2025)](https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0149277)\n8. [Nana – Where to Watch and Stream, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/nana/2000272281/)\n9. [NANA ナナ「忘れられない夜にしてやる」：Mobile&Movie 第178回, ITmedia Mobile (September 9, 2005)](https://www.itmedia.co.jp/mobile/articles/0509/09/news057.html)\n10. [Nana (2005): Plot, Cast & Rating, Pulse of Cinema](https://pulseofcinema.com/en/film/nana/)\n11. [Japan Foundation Bangkok: J Letter 57 (Japanese films in Thailand)](https://ba.jpf.go.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/j_letter_57.pdf)\n12. [Nana streaming: where to watch movie online?, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/nana-2005)\n13. [Nana, Nana Wiki (Fandom)](https://nana.fandom.com/wiki/Nana)\n14. 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