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Asako I & II [In-Person Only]
Wed Apr 06: 7.00pm PDT
$13 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member
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Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Japan & France
2018
1h 59m
Series - A Re-introduction to Ryusuke Hamaguchi
About
When Asakos first love suddenly disappears, shes given a chance to relive her romance two years later when she meets his perfect double, in Ryusuke Hamaguchis Palme dOrnominated romantic drama. A film on the mundane magic of falling in love, Asako I & II is the brilliant screen adaptation of Tomoka Shibasakis bestselling novel, Netemo Sametemo.
When Asako (Erika Karata), a shy student from Osaka, meets Baku (Masahiro Higashide) at a photo exhibition, its love at first sight: a mystical experience erasing the world around them akin to a curse. Baku is a mysterious and gorgeous-looking young man. He likes to disappear when the mood strikes him; one day hes gone for good.
Two years later, Asako, now working as a server in a Tokyo coffee shop, spots Ryohei (also Higashide). A young employee at a company that produces sake, he looks exactly like Baku, to the point that Asako is convinced shes finally found her lost lover. Ryohei may look like Baku but he is a very different person: he has no secrets, he is honest and kind-hearted and will love Asako with a faithful, protective love, destined to last forever the kind of love thats so reassuring it might even be scary.
(Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Japan & France, 2018, 119 min, in Japanese with English subtitles)
Description courtesy of tiff. Visit Grasshopper Film website for full photo credits.
Enchanting Playful and profound A truly original riff on the doppelgänger touchstone that is Vertigo. Dennis Lim, Film Comment
Asako I & II is a knockout. Vadim Rizov, Filmmaker Magazine
The visible thing; the invisible thing; which does your spirit turn to? This movies affirmation of impressions can be a life philosophy; the film is like a beautiful bomb. novelist Ryo Asai
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