ASAKO I & II [Blu-ray] Winner of the Golden Leopard

Winner of the Golden Leopard for Best Film and Best Actress at the Locarno Film Festival

Mysterious and quietly monumental

• William Eggleston with Stephen Shore and Glenn O’Brien (2005

from the intelligence with which they handle the medium of cinema

ASAKO I & II [Blu-ray] Winner of the Golden LeopardA mysterious and intoxicating pop romance, Rysuke Hamaguchis follow up to the acclaimed Happy Hour begins with Asako, a young woman who meets and falls madly in love with a drifter, Baku, who one day drifts right out of her life. Two years later, working in Tokyo, Asako sees Baku again or, rather, a young, solid businessman named Ryohei who bears a striking resemblance to her old flame. They begin building a happy life together until traces of Asakos