Between the White Key and the Black Key

movie

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 & crew

Go Morita · Masanori Tominaga · Crystal Kay · Sosuke Ikematsu · Hiroshi Minami · Yoriko Doguchi · Takashi Matsuo · Tomoyuki Takahashi · Shiro Sano · Riisa Naka · Kei Matsumaru · Kazuya Takahashi · Yohta Kawase

Studios & networks

GLASGOW15 · Pony Canyon · stylejam · Tokyo Theatres Company · TV Asahi Mediaplex · Wonderstruck