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Solanin

Solanin

20106.92h 6m

Overview

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 his band become professional.

Directed by Takahiro Miki
Written by Izumi Takahashi, Inio Asano
Produced by Miyuki Tanaka, Osamu Kubota, Takako Imamura
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Top Cast

Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

Meiko Inoue

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Naruo Taneda

Kenta Kiritani

Kenta Kiritani

Jiro "Billy" Yamada

Yoichi Kondo

Yoichi Kondo

Kenichi Kato

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Ai Kotani

Arata Iura

Arata Iura

Rikutaro Saeki

Kento Nagayama

Kento Nagayama

Ohashi

Sayuri Iwata

Sayuri Iwata

Ritsuko Ayukawa

Jun Miho

Jun Miho

Meiko's Mother

Kazuo Zaitsu

Kazuo Zaitsu

Naruo's Father

Themes & Keywords

based on manga

About Solanin

Solanin is a drama, music, romance film released in 2010 exploring themes of based on manga. Directed by Takahiro Miki, it stars Aoi Miyazaki, Kengo Kora, Kenta Kiritani. 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 his band become professional.

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