Asako I & II
Year: 2018
Country:
JAPAN, FRANCE
Language:
Japanese
Run Time:
120 minutes
A chance meeting at her favorite photography exhibit leaves Asako swept up in love. Meek in nature, Asako finds the sexy, free-spirited Baku irresistible, and the two are immediately smitten. Asako’s best friend, Haruyo, warns her that Baku is nothing more than a careless heartbreaker who is bound to hurt her. Nevertheless, Asako falls hard for Baku—just before he completely vanishes from her life. Two years later, Asako meets Ryohei—kind, thoughtful, generous—who happens to look identical to Baku. Baffled by the uncanny resemblance, Asako struggles to separate the love she once felt for Baku and her new feelings for Ryohei, who aside from their indistinguishable faces, couldn’t be more different. When Asako finally feels committed to Ryohei, Baku unexpectedly resurfaces. In love yet conflicted, Asako must choose to pursue her relationship with Ryohei or impulsively act on feelings for Baku she thought she had shaken long ago. Based on the novel by Japanese author Tomoka Shibasaki, ASAKO I & II exhibits the relentless power of love at first sight. (In Japanese with subtitles) —A.B.
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Pan-Asian Cinema
Competition
International Narrative Competition
Director
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, Hamaguchi worked in the commercial film industry before entering the graduate program in film at Tokyo University of the Arts. His work has competed in film festivals worldwide.
Filmography
Solaris (2007), Passion (2008), The Depths (2010), Intimacies (2012), The Sound of Waves (2012), Touching the Skin of Eeriness (2013), Storytellers (2013), Happy Hour (2015), ASAKO I & II (2018)
Producers
Yûji Sadai, Teruhisa Yamamoto, Yasuhiko Hattori
Screenwriting
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Cinematography
Yasuyuki Sasaki
Editing
Azusa Yamazaki
Principal Cast
Erika Karata, Masahiro Higashide
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