Asako I & II

Asako I & II
Film poster
Directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
Screenplay by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
Sachiko Tanaka
Based on Netemo Sametemo
by Tomoka Shibasaki
Starring Masahiro Higashide
Release date
  • 14 May 2018 (2018-05-14) (Cannes)
  • 1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) (Japan)
Running time
 120 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Asako I & II (寝ても覚めても, Netemo Sametemo, "At All Hours") is a 2018 Japanese romance drama film directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi.[1] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] It is based on a 2010 novel by Tomoka Shibasaki about a woman who falls in love with two men who look the same but act completely differently.[4] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called Asako I & II "an amusing essay in amorous delusion."[5] Yannick Vely, writing for Paris Match, praised Hamaguchi's sympathetic portrayal of characters but suggested that some plot twists might appear forced to Western viewers.[6]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "ASAKO I & II". mk2 Films. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Debruge, Peter; Keslassy, Elsa (12 April 2018). "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Dalton, Stephen (14 May 2018). "'Asako I & II' ('Netemo sametemo'): Film Review Cannes 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (15 May 2018). "Asako I & II review – Japanese romcom flips the gaze to tell the same old story". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Vely, Yannick (15 May 2018). "Asako 1 & 2 de Ryūsuke Hamaguchi – la critique". Paris Match (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2018. Alors, oui il faut accepter certains rebondissements qui peuvent apparaître forcés aux yeux occidentaux.
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