Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023)

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.

Released Oct. 6, 2023 94 min 7+

Genres: Drama, Music

Keywords: tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, tmdb.based-on-true-story, tmdb.autobiography, tmdb.pianist, tmdb.based-on-real-person, tmdb.showa-era-1926-89

Production Companies: Tokyo Theatres Company, Style Jam, Pony Canyon, Wonderstruck, TV Asahi Mediaplex GLASGOW15

Country: Japan
Production Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English