Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023)

• 68%
• 2023
• Drama
• Music
• Masanori Tominaga
• Sosuke Ikematsu
• Riisa Naka
• Go Morita

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.