Movie

Asako I & II

2018 · 120 min

A quietly absorbing, emotionally precise study of love and memory that asks you to sit with unresolved feelings and the weight of impulsive choices.

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.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, identity, memory, betrayal
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
memory
betrayal
grief
Places: big city
small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild