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.
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Cast
23 people
Masahiro Higashide
Baku / Ryohei
Known for
Last Samurai Standing
Demon City
Erika Karata
Asako
Also in
Glass Heart
Kiss that Kills
Koji Seto
Kushihashi
Known for
Sky of Love: Someone I love is there
Dollhouse
Rio Yamashita
Maya
Known for
Gannibal
True Mothers
Sairi Ito
Haruyo
Known for
The Naked Director
Suzume
Daichi Watanabe
Okazaki
Known for
The World of Kanako
Kōji Nakamoto
Hirakawa
Also in
Farewell, Mr. Premier
Pineapple Tours
Misako Tanaka
Eiko
Known for
Close-Knit
Erika Osanai
Also in
Typhoon Family
The Pride of the Temp
Takeshi Onishi
Known for
Sadako 3D 2
玉川蓮
DJ RYOHEY
Ryusuke Hamaguchi Director · Sachiko Tanaka Screenplay Tomoka Shibasaki Author
United States release May 10, 2019 · Produced in Japan, France · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Production
Bitters End
Production
Comme des Cinémas
Production
C&I entertainment
Production
Japan · France
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Languages
Original title
寝ても覚めても
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
France · May 14, 2018
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Japan · September 1, 2018
Theatrical
United States · May 10, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States
October 6, 2018 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 24, 2018 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
Canada
September 6, 2018 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
May 17, 2019 · Limited theatrical
France
January 2, 2019 · Theatrical
June 22, 2022 · TV · ARTE
Hong Kong SAR China
November 16, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
June 21, 2025 · TV · Rai3 (fuori orario)
Netherlands
June 27, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 6, 2018 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
March 14, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 6, 2018 · Digital
Türkiye
October 6, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Filmekimi
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