Asako I & II

Asako I & II

2018 · 120 min · JA · NR · 6.8 (211 votes)
Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi · Starring Masahiro Higashide, Erika Karata, Koji Seto, Rio Yamashita, Sairi Ito, Daichi Watanabe · Music tofubeats
DramaRomance

Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.

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A quiet, unsettling romance that drifts between yearning and obsession. It feels like a hazy dream, exploring the elusive nature of love and the ghosts of past connections. The atmosphere is both beautiful and deeply strange.

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