I Are You, You Am Me

1982 1h 53m JA

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6.4

MID

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7.2

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 15★7.2IMDB · 552

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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9th-graders Kazuo and Kazumi take a tumble at a temple in a small seacoast town in Japan. Through supernatural intervention, their minds and bodies are switched, and the result is a touching and hilarious coming-of-age comedy as they attempt to survive the pressures of junior high school life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Satomi Kobayashi
Kazumi Saitoh
Toshinori Omi
Kazuo Saitoh
Makoto Satō
Akio Saitoh
Kirin Kiki
Naoko Saitoh
Joe Shishido
Kouzou Saitoh
Wakaba Irie
Chie Saitoh
Etsuko Shihomi
Mitsuko Ono
Sayuri Ishibashi
Girl Student 'C'

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writers: Wataru Kenmotsu, Hisashi Yamanaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, shot by Yoshitaka Sakamoto. 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 Gen Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Satomi Kobayashi and Toshinori Omi and Makoto Satō carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084778 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nobuhiko Obayashi directs. Yoshitaka Sakamoto behind the camera. Gen Sato scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, shot by Yoshitaka Sakamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Gen Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Satomi Kobayashi and Toshinori Omi and Makoto Satō carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0084778 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.