Solanin

– Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Shi..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 6 Minutes
Release Year:
2010
Original Name:
ソラニン
Solanin (2010) - Also known as ソラニン

Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Shigeo is permanently crashing at her apartment because his job as a freelance illustrator doesn't pay enough for rent. And her parents in the country keep sending her boxes of veggies that just rot in her fridge. Straddling the line between her years as a student and the rest of her life, Meiko struggles with the feeling that she's just not cut out to be a part of the real world.

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Genre:

Solanin (2010) - Trailer

Release Date:

03 Apr 2010

Language:

Japanese

Director:

Takahiro Miki

Writer:

Inio Asano (manga), Izumi Takahashi (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Takao Handa, Arata Iura, Kenta Kiritani, Yoichi Kondo

Plot:

Meiko and Taneda are a couple graduated from university two years ago. Unhappy with their lives, Meiko quits her job and encourages Taneda to have this band become professional. They ultimately fail when their CDs are rejected by the record companies. Realizing he has to return to his menial profession and have failed in his dream, Taneda speeds through a red light on his motorcycle and dies in a traffic accident. After his death, Meiko takes over Taneda's position in the band to find the meaning of life. After performing a small gig, the plot concludes with Meiko taking up a new job and the other band members returning to their daily regimen.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10