Departing from their respective hometowns, two young women with identical names are brought together in their pursuit of new beginnings. With their hearts set on going to Tokyo, Nana Komatsu dreams about blissful love, while Nana Osaki aims for a successful music career.
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00:02The place where I grew up is surrounded by mountains. It's not very big and it's not very
00:08small. Even though it's not a big city, it's not a tiny village way out in the country either.
00:14There's not a lot of stuff for tourists to do there. I'm the middle child in our family. I was
00:20left on my own most of the time. I come from a typical middle-class home. My life has been
00:26nothing but average. And I was just about to graduate from my very average all-girls high school.
00:35Tokyo!
00:38Yeah, I leave next week. And it's not just a business trip?
00:45A transfer. The main office made the decision all of a sudden. What a pain.
00:51What? This is a disaster! Hold on, Tokyo is only two hours away by bullet train.
00:57And we only meet once in a while anyway.
01:01It's gonna be lonely not being able to see you anymore.
01:06It's been great hanging out with you. Thank you.
01:12Several months before July of 1999, the demon lord of terror sought me out and came crashing down.
01:23I already knew the relationship didn't have a future.
01:28But for it to end so suddenly? So coldly?
01:36There's no point in crying about it.
01:41But you are crying.
01:43But June, I can't help it!
01:45Pull yourself together. I told you not to get involved in a relationship where you were cheating with a married
01:49man.
01:49Cheating with a married man? It sounds like a country song!
01:51Cheating with a sugar day?
01:53I never took a single cent from Takashi and you know it!
01:56You sure missed an opportunity there. You should have gotten what you could out of him, because he got a
01:59free ride.
02:00June, how can you say that?
02:03I'm just kidding you, Nana. I know how much you cared about this guy. You had a serious thing going
02:09on.
02:09Oh, Junko!
02:10But if you look at it from his side, he probably thought you were an easy high school girl.
02:14Easy? What makes you think I'm like that?
02:16I'm just saying that's how older guys look at us high school students.
02:19Takashi's not an old guy.
02:20When you look at it from the perspective of a high school student, any guy who wears a suit is
02:24old.
02:25Why does nothing ever go right for me? Even my name brings me bad luck, Nana means seven,
02:29and seven is the number that appears in Nostradamus' prophecies as a bad omen, so it's no wonder I'm cursed!
02:34Even if your name was eight, it wouldn't make any difference. He'd still be going to Tokyo.
02:38That's it! I'm going!
02:39Where? To Tokyo?
02:41No, to the salon for a new hairstyle. That way no guy will think I'm just some easy high school
02:45girl.
02:45But we're graduating today, so you won't look like an easy high school girl ever again.
02:49Oh, June! The ceremony! We're late! Oh no!
02:56Looking back over my life in high school,
02:58it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it started with love and ended with love.
03:03When I came to this all-girls school, I never thought I'd meet any guys.
03:06But then I fell instantly in love with Mr. Okamoto, the art teacher.
03:10I wasn't that good at drawing or anything, but I decided to join the art club with a girl from
03:15my
03:15class, Junko, who I soon became friends with. I really started to like art a lot, but after a year,
03:21Mr. Okamoto moved to a different school. Next, I fell for Mr. Nakamura, the hipster who worked at the
03:27video store near my house. When I finally got the guts to ask him, he just blew me off.
03:35Next was Mr. Kawasaki, the cool guy who worked with me at the restaurant. And then there was Yoshida,
03:41the baby-faced pizza delivery guy. Despite meeting all these guys, none of them ever led to anything.
03:47I convinced myself I wasn't attractive enough for them, so I went on a diet. I decided I would have
03:54to start taking the time to get to know the person before falling in love with them. By that time,
03:59I was going into my senior year and summer had just started. That's when I finally met him.
04:09Hey, what happened? Are you all right? Yeah, sorry. I'm fine. You don't look fine,
04:17your face is pale. Takashi Asano, 29 years old. At least that's what he told me. Who knows if that
04:25was his real name or not. It was love at first sight.
04:32A diet? Yeah, I think that's why I get a little dizzy sometimes.
04:37I don't know why you think you need to diet. You're cute just as you are.
04:40I'm cute? So do you often come to the movies by yourself?
04:44Yeah, all the time. I love movies. I don't know why, but I enjoy watching them on my own.
04:49I know. I understand. Me too. But I wouldn't mind going with you.
04:56Well, I better get going. You seem to be feeling a lot better now.
05:00Wait, is there anything I can do to thank you?
05:02Don't worry, it was my pleasure. Be careful on your way home, okay? It's getting late.
05:06He's so handsome, so kind, and such a gentleman. He's perfect. Hey! I... I work part-time at a little
05:17restaurant just around the corner from here. If you have the chance, you should drop by sometimes,
05:21so I can repay you.
05:27Two weeks passed, and there was no sign of him. The more time went by, the more I wanted to
05:32see him again.
05:33Then one day, I was leaving the restaurant at the end of my shift, and there he was, waiting for
05:39me.
05:40The moment I saw him standing there, I knew I was totally in love with him. It felt like I
05:46was being swept away.
05:49Of course, I noticed the wedding ring right away, but somehow I was able to ignore it.
05:55I was really in love with him, and I truly believed he loved me too.
06:00The only thing I knew about him was his cell phone number. I had no idea where he lived, or
06:06where he worked.
06:09We met two or three times a month, and we always did the same thing.
06:13We'd go for a drive, and then we'd end up in a hotel room.
06:18We never went anywhere we might be seen together.
06:22And like a fool, I convinced myself that he was in love with me.
06:30If our relationship had kept going like that, my innocence would have faded away.
06:34Breaking up with him was the best thing that could have happened.
06:37At least, that's what I told myself as I tried to get on with my life.
06:44I'm starting at the local art school in the spring, and it's co-ed.
06:48So maybe in the middle of all my studies, I'll get a chance to meet someone special.
06:54Nana Komatsu, high school graduate.
06:58Please don't tell me the only reason you're going to art school is so you can meet guys.
07:02I can't believe you said that! I came here to study art, just like you!
07:06Well, that's a relief, because no guy's going to be interested in you with a hairstyle like that.
07:11You think?
07:13Anyway, I finally realized something about myself.
07:15All these different guys, I seem to have a thing for older men, right?
07:18It took you this long to figure that out?
07:20Maybe that's why things never worked out for me, because they were older.
07:23Now that I'm in a new school, there's lots of guys my own age,
07:26so we'll have more in common, and I might find that special guy who could be the man of my
07:29dreams.
07:30She did come here to meet guys after all.
07:34Just try not to fall in love with the first guy you see.
07:41My eyes met his. A boy with such beautiful eyes.
07:48What? Why is he coming over here?
07:52Junko! You are Junko, right?
07:55Is that you, Shoji?
07:57That's right, it's me, Shoji Endo.
07:59Your hair's so different, I didn't recognize you!
08:02It's been a long time. Must have been, what, three years since we were in junior high together?
08:06Ugh, please don't tell me you've signed up for this class, too. What a disaster.
08:10Huh?
08:11I don't know if I can deal with two loudmouths at once. One's bad enough.
08:15Oh, you mean your friend. She's a loudmouth?
08:18Uh-huh. She's my sidekick from high school, and I have to say she's a big loudmouth.
08:22Really? What's your name?
08:24I'm Nana Komatsu. It's nice to meet you.
08:26My name's Shoji Endo. It's a pleasure.
08:29Look at that smile!
08:32Come sit over here. One of my friends from high school is here, too.
08:36Hey, how's it going? I'm Kyosuke Takakura.
08:39He's pretty hot, too!
08:42Campus life is the best, isn't it, Junko?
08:46What do you mean, campus life? Neither of us live on campus.
08:49Besides, it's not like we're in university. We go to an art school.
08:53Oh yeah, I'm sorry. Don't worry about me, June. I know Shoji is your ace in the hole.
08:58I promise I won't stand in your way.
09:00My ace in the hole? You don't know what you're talking about, do you?
09:04I thought you weren't going to throw yourself at the first guy who came along,
09:07Nana. And anyway, you should know that Shoji and I are nothing more than friends.
09:11You liar! I can't believe that if there's a good-looking guy in the same class,
09:15you wouldn't have some sort of crush on him.
09:17Not everyone thinks the same way as you.
09:19You? In junior high, I had tons of guy friends, and I didn't fall in love with them one after
09:23another.
09:23Really? You had a lot of male friends?
09:25I don't think I've ever had a relationship with a guy where we were just friends. Ever. Why is that?
09:31Because you look at men as males, and you don't realize that inside, they're actually human beings.
09:36Right. That makes total sense. So I need to change the way I look at them.
09:41That's it! I've decided! Shoji and I are going to become friends and nothing else!
09:47Uh...
09:48Nana, you can't just decide to become friends with someone.
09:52But if I don't make a conscious choice to become friends, I'm going to fall in love with him!
09:55If you fall in love, you fall in love, and there's nothing you can do about it.
09:59But there's nothing wrong with trying to just be friends with him. In fact, in your case, I think it's
10:03a great idea.
10:05Thanks so much, Jun! I'm going to give it my best shot!
10:07Your best shot.
10:12This is Junko.
10:14Oh, hi there, Shoji.
10:16No!
10:17Okay, calm down. I gotta remember, we're just friends.
10:23Hey, we're here!
10:24Thanks for inviting us over.
10:26Wow! So awesome! Even though your parents live in town, you've still got your own place.
10:32Well, that's because their house is really far from school.
10:34I live far away, too.
10:36Poor Shoji. He'd get so lonely if he had to move out of his grandmother's place.
10:40Actually, that's true.
10:42Where do you live, Kyousuke?
10:44Not far from here.
10:45Really? Where?
10:47Just behind the convenience store.
10:49No way!
10:50Friends? Friends!
10:51You've been pretty quiet so far, Nana. I thought you were supposed to be a loudmouth.
10:56Don't tell him you've gone all shy.
10:58No, no, that's not it at all. Damn, how do I talk to him as a friend?
11:03Oh, maybe you don't do so well around guys because you went to an all-girls school.
11:07That isn't the case at all. Actually, Nana was seeing someone until just recently.
11:11June!
11:12Oh, come on, Nana. What's the big deal? The more we open up to each other, the quicker we can
11:17all become friends.
11:18All right! What do you say we start off with a toast?
11:20She's right. If they're going to be my friends, I should be able to open up to them.
11:24Cheers!
11:25Okay, I better get drunk fast so I can loosen up a little.
11:32Then I fell hopelessly in love with Babyface Yoshida, the pizza delivery guy.
11:37Ha! Babyface Yoshida!
11:39I'm not kidding. He was really cute.
11:41Okay, you two, keep it down. You've had too much to drink.
11:45And you know what?
11:46Yeah?
11:46I kept ordering pizzas so I could see him and gain 10 pounds, but then he quit or something.
11:50and never came back, leaving me fat. And for nothing.
11:53Nana, you are hilarious! Isn't she hilarious?
11:56Nana, I think you've had enough.
11:58It's all right. She's very entertaining.
12:00Okay, who is next? Who is the next guy?
12:02The next one was...
12:05Seriously, there's more?
12:09The next one was...
12:12The man whose name I didn't know.
12:25Hey, I didn't think I'd ever see you again.
12:30I never asked your name.
12:32And you didn't tell me.
12:41Takashi Asano.
12:43Please, just stop.
12:45Huh?
12:46You probably made up that name anyway.
12:50Nana...
12:50Does this always happen when she's drunk?
12:52Nana, what's the matter?
12:53No!
12:54Nana, I'm sorry, Shoji. Come here.
12:58Zuko!
12:58It's okay. You've just had too much to drink, that's all.
13:02Don't touch me.
13:04You never really loved me.
13:08Don't touch me.
13:19Junko? I really need to get going now.
13:22I don't want to miss the last train.
13:24That's right. You live pretty far away.
13:27Oh, and Kyousuke's fallen asleep.
13:29Is it okay if I just leave him here?
13:30Sure. That won't be a problem.
13:32Thanks a lot, Junko. See ya.
13:35Can I ask you something, Shoji?
13:37Hmm?
13:37You're not seeing anyone right now, are you?
13:40Why? You've fallen in love with me?
13:43What are you looking at me like that for?
13:44I'll have you know I had a ton of girlfriends when I was in high school.
13:47It just so happens that right now I'm single.
13:50I might have guessed.
13:52And you only came here tonight so you could see Nana, right?
13:56Yeah, but Nana hates me. She said no.
14:00No, I don't think she hates you.
14:02Ever since she first saw you, she's been going on about how adorable and cool you are.
14:06No way!
14:08Anyway, best of luck to you.
14:10What do you mean?
14:21Where on earth am I?
14:23Oh, my head!
14:25What the heck happened?
14:27Oh, right. I'm at Jun's place.
14:29Cheers!
14:31Kiyosuke and Shoji brought over some beer, we started drinking, and then...
14:35Well, then I don't remember much, but I think I had a fun time.
14:42I never called home. I'm going to be in big trouble.
14:47Jun, you got anything for a headache?
14:51Yeah.
14:55It's not what it looks like. I mean, we just spent the whole night talking, you know,
14:59and we hit it off, so we just...
15:02Why is she explaining herself to me?
15:04Well, you know, I was hoping this would happen, because I liked Junko from the first moment I saw her.
15:10Well put, Kiyosuke. I totally understand. Falling in love isn't about logic.
15:15And Nana's the expert on that subject.
15:18Huh? An expert? How do you know of the...
15:21Jun, you blabbermouth!
15:23I didn't tell them. You did, remember?
15:25I did?
15:26Well, I think I should get going. I don't want to be late for school, and I need to go
15:31home and get changed.
15:32Nana, you won't have time to go home. You want to borrow something of mine to wear?
15:36I can't believe I told them. How much do they know?
15:39You started with Mr. Okamoto, the art teacher, then Nakamura at the video store, Kawasaki the cook,
15:45and Yoshida the pizza delivery man. You made quite a joke out of it all.
15:48What was I thinking?
15:50When you got to Takashi, well, it's obvious you haven't gotten him out of your system yet.
15:55I've forgotten all about him. Can talk about it no problem. I laughed about him like all the rest.
15:59No, you were crying.
16:03As soon as you started to talk about him, you broke down in tears right in front of us.
16:09So, anyway, what do you think of Shoji? Do you want me to fix you up with him? He's kinda
16:13cute.
16:14Why would you say that? Are you feeling guilty because you got together with Kiyosuke?
16:18No, that's not it. I'm just saying, Shoji's a really nice guy, and I think if he had a
16:23girlfriend, he'd be totally loyal to her. If you two got together, he'd treat you well, Nana. I guarantee it.
16:30June, you're so amazing! If you were a guy, I would definitely want to be your girlfriend!
16:35Oh, God, no! I'd never want to go out with you!
16:38You don't have to worry. Shoji and I are going to be good friends, that's all.
16:42Huh?
16:42Shoji's friendship is important to me, and I think that would be ruined if he became just a boyfriend.
16:47Just a boyfriend?
16:48Junko! Nana!
16:52Good morning. You're looking pretty good, Nana.
16:54I feel pretty good. I did wake up with a bit of a headache, but a couple of aspirin did
16:59the trick.
16:59I didn't see you leave last night, Shoji.
17:01That certainly perked her up. Oh, well, never mind.
17:06Really?
17:07I guess she'll be alright.
17:11A movie?
17:12Yeah. You said you like going to the movies, right? So I thought if you're free, maybe we could get
17:16together and go see you once again.
17:17Sorry, no.
17:18Uh-huh.
17:18I only like going to see movies on my own. Having a friend sit beside me would be too distracting.
17:26Yeah, I understand. It's the same for me.
17:33Oh, what have you got against me, demon lord?
17:38Demon lord?
17:39For my entire life, I've been cursed by the demon lord of terror.
17:44What's that about? You were just a bit clumsy. It was an accident.
17:47Give me your hand.
17:51We've got to do this. It'll get infected and hurt even more if you leave it.
17:55If you leave it?
17:57It's obvious you haven't gotten him out of your system yet.
18:01It's true. I can't forget him and the hurt is spreading like an infection, June.
18:07It gets worse as time goes by. The more I look back on the time I spent with him, the
18:14more I think that everything we had together was a lie.
18:17Sometimes it hurts so much I feel like I'm going to die. If I go on like this, my body
18:24will rot away.
18:25I can't take it anymore!
18:26Okay, I'm done. Your finger's gonna be fine. It'll heal in no time.
18:32Thank you, Shoji. That was really nice of you.
18:35Uh, no, I'm not that nice. Okay, maybe just a little.
18:39Shoji, I'm wondering, do you know how to mend a broken heart?
18:44Huh? A broken heart?
18:45Know what I think? The only way is to fall in love again. That's the only cure. Don't you think?
18:51Huh? Absolutely.
18:58Nana, I...
18:58Good! It's decided! I need you to tell me where to find all the cool young guys that hang out
19:03around here.
19:04Cool young guys?
19:05Yeah, people my age. No one wearing a suit.
19:07Uh, at the arcade?
19:09Now that's filled with kids and old guys. Too geeky. Somewhere a bit more hip.
19:12I guess you could always try a club.
19:15That's it!
19:20I will fall in love. I gotta start all over again. I'll stop crying over a love that's already disappeared.
19:28I really need to fall deeply in love. And that way, I can banish my former pathetic self into the
19:36darkness.