Someone (film)

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

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]

Plot

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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

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References

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  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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