
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.

Sosuke Ikematsu
Hiroshi Minami

Riisa Naka
Chikako

Go Morita
Mysterious Man

Kazuya Takahashi
Miki

Crystal Kay
Risa

Takashi Matsuo
Kumano

Kei Matsumaru

Yohta Kawase
Sone

Shiro Sano
Takumi

Yoriko Doguchi
Minami's Mother

Kurumi Nakayama

Hikohiko Sugiyama

Mugi Tachibana

Fukutsu Kenzo
Shima

Fight Club

The Poseidon Adventure

Der Weg ins Freie

Downtown Owl

Apollo 13

The Experiment

To Die For

Dances with Wolves

The Hours

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

Finding Forrester

The Last Emperor

Soldier of Orange

Murder at the Gallop

Catch Me If You Can

Solaris

The Terminal

To Kill a Mockingbird

Murder Most Foul

GoodFellas