Somebody / 何者 (2016)

Profile

• Movie: Somebody (literal title)
• Romaji: Nanimono
• Japanese: 何者

• Director: Daisuke Miura
• Writer: Ryo Asai (novel)
• Producer: Akihiro Yamauchi, Genki Kawamura
• Cinematographer: Daisuke Soma
• Release Date: October 15, 2016
• Runtime: 97 min.
• Genre: Youth
• Distributor: Toho
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

5 university students gather to exchange information on their job search activities. They encourage each other and post their thoughts & worries on Twitter, but behind that they have a lot on their minds.

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 Nikaido) is determined to land a job. Takayoshi Miyamoto (Masaki Okada) is critical of job-seeking activities, but he later tries to get a job.