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Asako I & II
Asako I & II

Asako I & II

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DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

01 September 2018

Country

Japan

Cast

Erika Karata

Erika Karata

Asako

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

Baku / Ryohei

Rio Yamashita

Rio Yamashita

Maya

Sairi Ito

Sairi Ito

Haruyo

Koji Seto

Koji Seto

Kushihashi

Daichi Watanabe

Daichi Watanabe

Okazaki

Koji Nakamoto

Koji Nakamoto

Hirakawa

Misako Tanaka

Misako Tanaka

Eiko

Takeshi Ōnishi

Takeshi Ōnishi

Ariei Umefune

Ariei Umefune

Art Exhibition Employee

Nao Okabe

Nao Okabe

Atsushi Kaneshige

Atsushi Kaneshige

Takao Kin

Takao Kin

Maki Nishiyama

Maki Nishiyama

Atsushi Honma

Atsushi Honma

Ryohei's Colleague

Tatsuo Kobayashi

Tatsuo Kobayashi

Theater Employee

Ryotaro Yonemura

Ryotaro Yonemura

Fusako Urabe

Fusako Urabe

Cry Woman

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