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Title: Asako I & II (2018)
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| Masahiro Higashide | ... | Baku / Ryôhei | |
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Erika Karata | ... | Asako |
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Sairi Itô | ... | Haruyo |
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Kôji Nakamoto | ... | Hirakawa |
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Kôji Seto | ... | Kushihashi |
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Misako Tanaka | ... | Eiko |
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Daichi Watanabe | ... | Okazaki |
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Rio Yamashita | ... | Maya |
Asako is a 21-year-old woman, living in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku who has a free spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and she meets Ryohei. He looks just like her ex-boyfriend Baku, but he has a completely different personality. Ryohei is a salaryman, with a sincere personality. Asako falls in love with Ryohei.
The main character doesn't seem like a real person. Towards the end of the movie, her actions are wrenching for everyone. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to any particular reason for them.
Other than this, the movie can be boring. There's no reason it could not have been 90 minutes instead of two hours.
Earlier in the movie there was an awkward scene at a party that I could have done without.
I've seen hundreds of Japanese movies. Too often they are depressing and/or harrowing. Lately, opaque characters who are randomly destructive are cropping up.
WARNING: If you do see this movie at a theater, it looks like it might have no previews and starts right on time.