Asako I & II

6.8
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Directed by: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Overview
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.
Review (1)
badelf (Rated: 8)
With this film (following Happy Hour), Hamaguchi cements his role as the ultimate diviner of the chaos of human emotion. Few other directors can navigate this terrain with the empathic thoroughness of Hamaguchi.
In "Asako I & II", Hamaguchi explores love's most mercurial landscape through a narra...
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