Nobuo Terashima
Nobu, Black Stones' guitarist and Nana Osaki's best friend.
Nobuo Terashima is a character from the manga and film series Nana.[1] He was portrayed by actor Hiroki Narimiya in the first live-action film adaptation.[1]
How it changed
The film had a special premiere screening at the New York Anime Festival in December 2007.[2] The first live-action film adaptation of the manga, titled Nana, premiered on September 3, 2005.[1] Among the cast of the film Nana are Mika Nakashima, Aoi Miyazaki, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tetsuji Tamayama, Hiroki Narimiya, and Kenichi Matsuyama.[1] At the Japanese box office, the film earned over 4 billion yen.[2]
For multiple weeks, the film remained among the top ten highest-grossing films.[2]
What the maker and period sources say
The Comic Book Bin article from November 2007 states that the film Nana performed well at the Japanese box office upon its 2006 release.[2] The same source notes that the film grossed more than 4 billion yen.[2] It also states that the film stayed in the top 10 for several weeks.[2] It explains that Nana "Hachi" Komatsu hopes to make a clean start in Tokyo.[2]
The article adds that Nana Osaki is a punk rock beauty who plans to score big in rock and roll.[2] According to the article, the films Nana and Nana 2 follow two girls who share the name Nana.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "Nana (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "VIZ Pictures Brings Shojo to the Movies", Comic Book Bin, November 2, 2007 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "VIZ Pictures Brings Shojo to the Movies", Comic Book Bin, November 2, 2007. facts only, no text reused. comicbookbin.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Nana (manga) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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