Someone (何者, Nanimono) is a 2016 Japanese drama film based on the novel by the same name by Ryo Asai.[1][2] It was released in Japan by Toho on October 15, 2016.[3]

Someone
Japanese name
Kanji何者
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnNanimono
Directed byDaisuke Miura
Based onNanimono
by Ryo Asai
Produced byGenki Kawamura
Starring
Music byYasutaka Nakata
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot edit

Five university students gather to exchange information on their job search activities. They encourage each other and post their thoughts and worries on Twitter, but behind that they have a lot on their minds.[4]

Takuto Ninomiya (Takeru Satoh) observes those around him. His roommate Kotaro Kamiya (Masaki Suda) has a bright personality and communicates well with others. Mizuki Tanabe (Kasumi Arimura) is Kotaro Kamiya's ex-girlfriend. Takuto Ninomiya has feelings for his roommate's ex-girlfriend. Rika Kobayakawa (Fumi Nikaidō) is determined to land a job. Takayoshi Miyamoto (Masaki Okada) is critical of job-seeking activities, but he later tries to get a job.

Cast edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Someone". Japanese Film Database. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Someone". Cinando. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "何者". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Film review: Someone". South China Morning Post. 28 February 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

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