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Asako I & II

Asako I & II

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Asako I & II

2018

2h 0m

6.8(209 votes)

Drama

Romance

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.

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Pijama Films

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Production Companies

Nagoya Broadcasting Network

Bitters End

Comme des Cinémas

C&I entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

Baku / Ryohei

Erika Karata

Erika Karata

Asako

Koji Seto

Koji Seto

Kushihashi

Rio Yamashita

Rio Yamashita

Maya

Sairi Ito

Sairi Ito

Haruyo

Daichi Watanabe

Daichi Watanabe

Okazaki

Kōji Nakamoto

Kōji Nakamoto

Hirakawa

Misako Tanaka

Misako Tanaka

Eiko

Erika Osanai

Takeshi Onishi

Takeshi Onishi

Creative team

Directed by: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Written by: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Sachiko Tanaka
Produced by: Yuji Sadai
Teruhisa Yamamoto

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