Bandage - バンテイジ [2010]

Release Date:16 January 2010
Origin : Japan
Genre:Drama
Director :Takeshi Kobayashi
Starring:Jin Akanishi,Kie Kitano,Kengo Kora,Yuki Shibamoto,Hideyuki Kasahara,Nobuaki Kaneko,Anne Watanabe,Ayumi Ito

Synopsis
Set in the 1990s, when rock bands were all the rage in Japan. The young main characters work hard to achieve their dreams, but eventually discord surfaces, and find themselves on the brink of dissolving the band. The movie also takes a jab at the dark side of the music industry.

Asako (Kie Kitano) and Miharu (Anne Watanabe) are average students at a female high school. One day, Miharu decides to drop out of school due to parental problems. Miharu lends Asako a CD of her favorite indie rock band LANDS. Asako loves the CD and fast becomes a fan of the band.

The girls then sneak into the backstage area during a LANDS concert at club. They meet LANDS members Kenji (Hideyuki Kasahara), Ryuji (Nobuaki Kaneko), and vocalist Natsu (Jin Akanishi). Natsu later invites the girls to a post-concert party. The band manager, Yukari (Ayumi Ito), soon kicks the girls out after one drink.

When band manager Yukari becomes sick, the LANDS members already fond of Asako, call Asako to take of Yukari. The two women fast become friends and Asako soon becomes co-manager of LANDS with Yukari ...

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