Between the White and Black Keys (2023)

Between the White and Black Keys 2023 / 白鍵と黒鍵の間に 2023 / Between White Keys and Black Keys , Hakken to Kokken no Aida ni , ハッケントコッケンノアイダニ

The year is 1988, and the Showa period is coming to an end. At a yakuza-run cabaret bar in Ginza, Hiroshi, an aspiring jazz pianist, is asked by a mysterious man to play ‟The Godfather: Theme of Love.‟ The problem with that is that the yakuza boss is the only one who can request that song, and a pianist named Minami is the only one who can play it. The fate of Hiroshi and Minami get wrapped together… (Source: genkinahito.wordpress.com) ~~ Adapted from the autobiographical essay ‟Between the White and Black Keys: Pianist Elegy Ginza‟ (白鍵と黒鍵の間に―ピアニスト・エレジー銀座編) by Minami Hiroshi (南博), jazz pianist.