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.

• Release date
• October 6, 2023
• Runtime
• 94 min
• Genres
• Music, Drama
• Director
• Masanori Tominaga

Cast

Sosuke Ikematsu Hiroshi Minami Riisa Naka Chikako Go Morita Mysterious Man Kazuya Takahashi Miki Crystal Kay Risa Takashi Matsuo Kumano

K

Kei Matsumaru Yohta Kawase Sone