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
Masanori Tominaga
Director, Screenplay
Tomoyuki Takahashi
Screenplay
Hiroshi Minami
Book
Motokazu Horikiri
Editor
Kazuhiro Mimura
Director of Photography
Rampei Yokoyama
Producer
Yusuke Terada
Associate Producer
Takamasa Araki
Line Producer
Toshiharu Nakamae
Production Design
Kanako Nishimura
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Takaaki Yamamoto
Sound Recordist
Tomoko Oshida
Script Supervisor
Fumiaki Suzaka
Decorator
Shimpei Nakamura
Gaffer
Tetsuya Nakamura
Production Manager
