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Between the White Key and the Black Key(2023)
Status: Released
Date: 2023-10-06
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4 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
stylejam
Wonderstruck
GLASGOW15
Movie: Between the White Key and the Black Key
Top 10 Billed Cast
池松壮亮
Hiroshi Minami
仲里依紗
Chikako
森田剛
Mysterious Man
高橋和也
Miki
Crystal Kay
Risa
松尾貴史
Kumano
川瀬陽太
Sone
佐野史郎
Takumi
洞口依子
Minami's Mother
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Overview
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.
Release Date
2023-10-06
Average
8.5
Rating:
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