Between the White Key and the Black Key
In an audacious reworking of the biopic, this ensemble drama sees jazz pianist Minami Hiroshi’s memoir cleverly reinterpreted into a surreal and playful story about chasing dreams, disillusionment and the inner lives of professional artists. Closer to playing two sides of the same coin than tackling a dual role, Ikematsu Sosuke embodies two versions of Minami – the naïve upstart and the jaded pro – who magically cross paths as they become entangled with a cast of colourful characters in the seedy alleyways and jazz clubs of Ginza over a single night.
Year: 2023
Studio: Tokyo Theatres Company, stylejam, Pony Canyon, Wonderstruck, GLASGOW15, TV Asahi Mediaplex
Director: Masanori Tominaga
Cast: Sosuke Ikematsu, Riisa Naka, Go Morita, Kazuya Takahashi, Crystal Kay, Takashi Matsuo
Crew: Tomoyuki Takahashi (Screenplay), Rampei Yokoyama (Producer), Masanori Tominaga (Screenplay), Hiroshi Minami (Book), Masanori Tominaga (Director), Tomoko Oshida (Script)
Runtime: 94 minutes
Release: Oct 06, 2023
IMDb: 8.80/10 by 3 users
Popularity: 2
Country: Japan
Language: English, 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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