Between the White Key and the Black Key
- Released on
- Runtime
- 94 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Sosuke Ikematsu
- Riisa Naka
- Go Morita
- Kazuya Takahashi
- Crystal Kay
- Takashi Matsuo
- Kei Matsumaru
- Yohta Kawase
- Shirō Sano
- Yoriko Doguchi
- Kurumi Nakayama
- Hikohiko Sugiyama
- Mugi Tachibana
- Fukutsu Kenzo
Director
- Masanori Tominaga
Producers
- Rampei Yokoyama
Screenwriter
- Masanori Tominaga
- Tomoyuki Takahashi