Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
Seen it?2010 | 123 min | Romance, Comedy, Music
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for anyone curious about anime and people who'll be humming afterwards. It's anime, with all the big emotions and big action that comes with it. Sits nicely alongside Forrest Gump. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Zips along, at 2 hr 3 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if romance makes you roll your eyes.
Nodame and Chiaki mutually decide that it would be for the best if they parted ways for a while so Nodame can practice for an upcoming competition. However, when things don’t go her way, she gets impatient and depressed. While Nodame is away, Chiaki’s former pianist Rui Son returns to take her place. To make matters worse, Rui and Chiaki are set to play the song Nodame dreams of playing with Chiaki herself: Ravel’s “Concerto in G Minor”.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Taisuke Kawamura, Hideki Takeuchi
- Juri UenoMegumi Noda
- Hiroshi TamakiShinichi Chiaki
- Eita NagayamaRyutaro Mine
- Asami MizukawaKiyora Miki
- Keisuke KoideMasumi Okuyama
- Eiji WentzFrank Lantoine
- BeckyTanya Vishnyova
- Yu YamadaSon Rui
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- Seiji FukushiYasunori Koroki