Asako I & II
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Neutral, measured, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
How every film is hand-scored →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.
Our read · Asako I & II (2018) reads as a neutral, measured, grounded drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
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The shape of Asako I & II
What watching it is actually like.
“You enjoy slow, introspective romances exploring memory and identity.”
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The reading.
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