Completed - JAPANESE - Drama - 104 minutes
Celebrating the song’s 100th anniversary,the story of the bond between songwriting duo Hakushu Kitahara and Kosaku Yamada will make you laugh, cry, and experience a full range of emotions.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Kiyoshi SASABE Cast : Nao OMORI, Akira
Hakushu Kitahara left his name in Japanese literature and music, but he had a wild side. He was always drunk and engaged in adultery. Kosaku Yamada came back from abroad and was extremely earnest. The talented and brilliant two, stand against the era with music. Having completely opposite character and lifestyle, they have been odds with each other but eventually they go hand-in-hand and release nursery rhymes such as “This Old Road (Konomichi)” “Waiting in Vain (Machiboke)” “The Bell is Ringing (Kane ga Narimasu)”. However they enter the era of war and things start to become difficult…
Country(ies) : JAPAN
Hong-Kong Filmart 2019