

Asako I & II
2018-09-01 · 120 min · ★ 6.8
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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- Directors
- Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Production companies
- Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Bitters End, Comme des Cinémas, C&I entertainment
- Countries
- Japan, France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Masahiro HigashideBaku / Ryohei
Erika KarataAsako
Koji SetoKushihashi
Rio YamashitaMaya
Sairi ItoHaruyo
Daichi WatanabeOkazaki
Kōji NakamotoHirakawa
Misako TanakaEiko
Takeshi Onishi
Ariei UmefuneArt Exhibition Employee
Nao Okabe
Atsushi Kaneshige
Maki Nishiyama
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