Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Runtime: 119 minutes
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese (with English subtitles)
Rating: PG

Awards

BEST FILM
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
BEST ACTOR (Masahiro Higashide)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Sairi Ito)
BEST NEWCOMER (Erika Karata)
40th Yokohama Film Festival

Full Synopsis

In her hometown Osaka, the wide-eyed Asako experiences her first love with the enigmatic Baku. One day, he mysteriously disappears from her life.Two years later, in Tokyo, Asako begins dating Ryohei who is the spitting image of Baku. Together they build a life of romance and joy that starts to unravel as traces of the past begin to resurface.

Based on a novel of the same name by Tomoka Shibasaki, Asako I & II, Hamaguchi adopts more conventional tropes of romance and drama genres, whilst balancing darker, uncanny undertones.

Additional reading material

Oldham Theatre’s opening hours

Tickets will go on sale Thursday, 23 September 2021.

4 Films by Ryusuke Hamaguchi screens at Oldham Theatre from 9 – 16 October 2021. Full programme here. 

Friends of AFA members may select the “Friends of AFA” option and enter your membership number if you wish to redeem your remaining complimentary tickets.

For further assistance, please contact us at ticketing@asianfilmarchive.org 

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