Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023)
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.
Director:
Masanori Tominaga
Writers:
Tomoyuki Takahashi, Masanori Tominaga.
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Sosuke Ikematsu as Hiroshi Minami |
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Riisa Naka as Chikako |
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Go Morita as Mysterious Man |
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Kazuya Takahashi as Miki |
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Crystal Kay as Risa |
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Takashi Matsuo as Kumano |
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Kei Matsumaru as |
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Yohta Kawase as Sone |
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Shiro Sano as Takumi |
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Yoriko Doguchi as Minami's Mother |
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Kurumi Nakayama as |
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Hikohiko Sugiyama as |
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Mugi Tachibana as |
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Fukutsu Kenzo as Shima |
| Writing | Tomoyuki Takahashi | Screenplay |
| Production | Rampei Yokoyama | Producer |
| Writing | Masanori Tominaga | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hiroshi Minami | Book |
| Directing | Masanori Tominaga | Director |
| Lighting | Shimpei Nakamura | Gaffer |
| Editing | Motokazu Horikiri | Editor |
| Production | Tetsuya Nakamura | Production Manager |
| Production | Yusuke Terada | Associate Producer |
| Production | Takamasa Araki | Line Producer |
| Camera | Kazuhiro Mimura | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Takaaki Yamamoto | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Toshiharu Nakamae | Production Design |
| Art | Fumiaki Suzaka | Decorator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kanako Nishimura | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kanako Nishimura | Hair Designer |
| Directing | Tomoko Oshida | Script Supervisor |
