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Asako I & II (2018) — Stream on Cineverse · CriticCrunch

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Asako I & II

Movie2018·120 min

Asako I & II

Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi

A drama romance film directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 51%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

202 ratings

About Asako I & II

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Stylized
Story Tags: identity self discovery, forbidden love, grief and loss, japan, urban, romantic partners, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, everyman, mystery disappearance, slow burn reveal, sweeping romance, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Language: Japanese

Cast

Erika Karata, Masahiro Higashide, Koji Seto

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How Asako I & II Ranks

All movies

Top 51%

2010s movies

Top 43%

Drama movies

Top 53%

2010s Drama movies

Top 43%

Ryusuke Hamaguchi films#4 of 4

Top 51% All movies.

the vibe

Asako I & II Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderatelayeredlight-touchpersonalheartfelt

contemplative

stylized

What it's about

mystery disappearanceslow-burn revealidentity self discoveryforbidden lovegrief & lossoutsider misfiteverymanromantic partnersstrangers forced togethersweeping romanceforbidden star crossedjapanurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet