2019 Sarasota Film Festival
Asako I & II
• Japan, France• Japanese
Screenings
- 📅
Saturday, April 6 at 8:30 PM EDT
Ends 10:29 PM EDT
📍Auditorium 7
- 📅
Sunday, April 14 at 7:30 PM EDT
Ends 9:29 PM EDT
📍Auditorium 7
About this film
Asako, a young woman from Osaka, falls in love with Baku, who mysteriously disappears one day. Two years later, Asako moves to Tokyo and meets Ryohei, a young businessman who bears an uncanny resemblance to her first love. ASAKO I & II is an unusual romantic drama based on the 2010 novel by Tomoka Shibasaki that doesn't assume a love story needs to culminate with clear resolution to be deeply resonant and ring true.
Credits
- Director
- Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
- Producer
- Yûji Sadai, Teruhisa Yamamoto, Yasuhiko Hattori
- Cast
- Masahiro Higashide, Erika Karata, Sairi Itô
Narrative (Feature)
Trailer

