Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI 濱口竜介
Asako I & II
寝ても覚めても
Nippon Cinema ª
One day, the man Asako thought she would spend her life with suddenly disappears. Two years later, she meets his perfect double. But her troubles are far from over. Director Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI’s film manages to be psychologically nuanced and ambiguous, yet full of humor at the same time. The impressive score and elaborate photography provide additional heft to the main themes.
寝ても覚めても
Netemo sametemo
Japan, France 2018
119 minutes
Director
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
Script
Sachiko TANAKA, Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI based on a novel by Tomoka SHIBASAKI
Cinematography
Yasuyuki SASAKI
Music
tofubeats
Production
Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Bitters End, Comme des Cinémas
World sales
mk2
Cast
Masahiro HIGASHIDE, Erika KARATA, Koji SETO, Rio YAMASHITA, Sairi ITO
About Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
濱口竜介
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI, born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1978, studied at Tokyo University of the Arts. His graduation film PASSION (2008) participated in the competition of the Tokyo FilmEx festival. In 2015, his film HAPPY HOUR earned him international critical acclaim and won multiple awards at the Locarno Film Festival. In 2022, he received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film with DRIVE MY CAR (2021). Nippon Connection has shown a number of his films, including INTIMACIES (2011 / NC ’12) and ASAKO I & II (2018 / NC ’19).