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.
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> Masanori Tominaga (Director)
> Kazuhiro Mimura (Director of Photography)
> Tomoyuki Takahashi (Screenplay)
> Masanori Tominaga (Screenplay)
> Hiroshi Minami (Book)