Yasuko, Songs of Days Past

2025 2h 8m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 9

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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In the early 1920s, Yasuko, a budding actress, crosses paths with Chūya Nakahara, a young poet destined to be revered as a genius. Drawn to each other by their shared pretentiousness, they begin living together and quickly fall into a complex relationship. Their lives take a dramatic turn when they move to Tokyo and are visited by Hideo Kobayashi, a friend of Chūya’s who would later emerge as one of Japan's foremost literary critics. This seemingly chance encounter not only alters Yasuko's fate but also entwines the three of them in an intense and inescapable destiny.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Suzu Hirose
Yasuko Hasegawa
Taisei Kido
Nakahara Chuya
Masaki Okada
Kobayashi Hideo
Shinsuke Kato
Tatsuno
Tortoise Matsumoto
Kumi Takiuchi
Tamiyo Kusakari
Shunsuke Tanaka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kichitaro Negishi
Writers: Yōzō Tanaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kichitaro Negishi, shot by Shingo Gima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Taro Iwashiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Suzu Hirose and Taisei Kido and Masaki Okada carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt35302471 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kichitaro Negishi directs. Shingo Gima behind the camera. Taro Iwashiro scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Directed by Kichitaro Negishi, shot by Shingo Gima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Taro Iwashiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Suzu Hirose and Taisei Kido and Masaki Okada carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt35302471 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "jealousy", "love triangle", "poet", "based on true story".