[JAPAN MOVIE 2010] ソラニン SOLANIN

[Guest t3n5h1_chu_k015h173]

MIYAZAKI AOI, KORA KENGO, KIRITANI KENTA, ARATA

Asian Kung-Fu Generation does "Solanin" themes

Fri, December 4, 2009 (7:58pm EST)

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION is providing two theme songs for the upcoming live-action "Solanin" movie. The film, first announced in April, is an adaptation of Inio Asano's manga of the same name.

The movie stars Aoi Miyazaki (24) as Meiko, an office lady who quits her job, hoping to escape the tedium of her daily life and finally figure out her place in the world. Her long-time boyfriend (Kengo Kora) is a part-timer who belongs to an amateur band, but he too is stuck in life. Meiko tries encouraging him to seriously pursue his music dreams, but things aren't that simple.

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION wrote the main theme "Solanin," based on a song that appears in the original manga. In the movie, Miyazaki performs the song on stage, so she had to undergo guitar and voice training for the role. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION also wrote the movie's ending theme "Mustang," inspired by the manga.

Takahiro Miki directed the film, which is scheduled to open in April 2010. The supporting cast includes Kenta Kiritani, Sambomaster bassist Yoichi Kondo, Ayumi Ito, ARATA, Kento Nagayama, Sayuri Iwata, Jun Miho, and Kazuo Zaitsu.

[Guest sp4078]

Holy moly, is this what I think it is ? Is this based on the same name manga "Solanin".

I heart this manga to death. My favorite of all time. I hope they did a good job on film though, otherwise it would be disaster. THe plot is awfully ordinary but so touching. Wish they don't turn out boring.

[Guest yoh]

^I've seen some stills for the movie and so far, I think they've kept the tone and look similar to the manga so I'm thinking more positively about this adaptation. Plus, it's got Aoi Miyazaki, heh.

[wowastyle]

hm... interesting that Aoi's doing another music movie. can't wait

[Guest yoh]

H vol. 103 (12/09):

Some stills

Teaser

credits @ Aoi's baidu bar, tumblr and me for re-uploading

[Guest NO NAME?]

I always saw the manga at B&N. Got both volumes and finished it before Thanksgiving. Pretty good.

Here's the trailer for the movie:

[Guest yoh]

Teaser Posters for Solanin!

[Guest yoh]

A RAW version for Solanin has finally come out: http://community.livejournal.com/ourhour/315381.html#cutid1

[Guest sp4078]

^ Yikes !!! It's here, it's here. Only if my Japanese was better.

[Guest yoh]

^ Yikes !!! It's here, it's here. Only if my Japanese was better.

I don't know if this will help but I found that the film followed the manga quite closely. So if you know the general dialogue/plotline, the film will be pretty easy to understand (well, it did for me lol).

UPDATE: So I found the entire movie on youtube. Just check the user's channel for the continuing links.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TfZi_xrZ_Q