Cast: Miyazaki Aoi, Kora Kengo, Kiritani Kenta, Kondo Yoichi
Directed: Takahiro Miki
Genre: Drama/Music
Runtime: 125 minutes
Also Known As: ソラニン
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English Hardsub
*File includes soundtrack music videos by Asian Kung fu Generation*
Taken from IMDB:
Adapted from Asano Inio's acclaimed and popular Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday manga of the same name, the film follows the uncertain future of its young protagonist, Inoue Meiko (Miyazaki Aoi) who is a twenty-something "OL" (Office Lady) working in the urban jungle of Tokyo. She has been living in Tokyo since moving from the countryside to attend university and is currently in a long-term, serious relationship with college sweetheart Taneda Naruo (Kora Kengo), a tall and lanky fellow country bumpkin who has come to Tokyo with dreams of starting a band and making it big. Together with college buddies drummer Yamada Jiro AKA "Billie" (Kiritani Kenta) and bassist Kato Kenichi AKA "Debu" (real life J-Rock "SamboMaster's" band member Kondo Yoichi), they have been playing small clubs for a number of years.
Growing increasingly frustrated with the boredom at work, Meiko makes a fateful decision to quit her steady job to try and find a more meaningful opportunity in life much to Taneda's chagrin. Up-to-now Taneda has been relying on Meiko's income to help pay the bills (aside from his infrequent band gigs, Taneda's sole source of income comes from his "freeter"/part-time job as a graphic artist at a small publishing company). Taneda decides to take his music more seriously and makes a push at getting his band discovered and getting a music contract.
Taneda produces a single called "Solanin", a weepy, rock ballad that he hopes will get his band noticed (the name is a play off of the word "Sora"(Sky) and "Nin"(People) and is interpreted as those who "reach for the sky" i.e. go after their dreams).
Type.................: MOVIE
File Format..........: MPEG-4
Codec................: isom
File size............: 695 MiB
Duration.............: 2h 5mn
AR...................: 16:9
Width................: 848 pixels
Height...............: 480 pixels
Overall bit rate.....: 772 Kbps
Video Bitrate........: 582 Kbps
Audio................: AAC
Audio Bitrate........: 341 Kbps
Source...............: Previously downloaded file
Screen Shots: Video quality is decent, and the subs are pretty good. It's a great movie too!
