Between the White Key and the Black Key
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
as Hiroshi Minami
Riisa Naka
as Chikako
Go Morita
as Mysterious Man
Kazuya Takahashi
as Miki
Crystal Kay
as Risa
Takashi Matsuo
as Kumano
Kei Matsumaru
as
Yohta Kawase
as Sone
Shiro Sano
as Takumi
Yoriko Doguchi
as Minami's Mother
