Between the White Key and the Black Key
In an audacious reworking of the biopic, this ensemble drama sees jazz pianist Minami Hiroshi’s memoir cleverly reinterpreted into a surreal and playful story about chasing dreams, disillusionment and the inner lives of professional artists. Closer to playing two sides of the same coin than tackling a dual role, Ikematsu Sosuke embodies two versions of Minami – the naïve upstart and the jaded pro – who magically cross paths as they become entangled with a cast of colourful characters in the seedy alleyways and jazz clubs of Ginza over a single night.
- Genre: Music, Drama
- Studio: Tokyo Theatres Company
- Keyword: based on novel or book, based on true story, autobiography, pianist, shōwa era (1926-89), based on real person
- Cast: Sosuke Ikematsu, Riisa Naka, Go Morita, Kazuya Takahashi, Crystal Kay, Takashi Matsuo
