Between the White Key and the Black Key (movie)
白鍵と黒鍵の間に- User score: 8
- Production country: Japan
- Producer: Masanori Tominaga
- Production companies: Tokyo Theatres Company
- Genre: Music, Drama
- Release date: 10/6/2023
- Run time: 94 min.
Movie description
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.