Both You and I

1946 1h 10m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Entatsu Yokoyama
Aono, a company employee
Achako Hanabishi
Ooki, a company employee
Hisako Yamane
Aono's eldest daughter, Hatsuko
Itoko Kono
Aono's middle daughter, Yasuko
Tomiko Ochiai
Aono's third daughter, Miyoko
Hirohiko Nagoshi
Aono's son, Hiroshi
Fudeko Tanaka
Ooki's wife
Minoru Shinohara
Ooki's son, Sadao

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikio Naruse
Writers: Mikio Naruse
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikio Naruse, shot by Ichio Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Entatsu Yokoyama and Achako Hanabishi and Hisako Yamane carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0038808 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mikio Naruse directs. Ichio Yamazaki behind the camera. Noboru Itō scores. Yoshiki Nagasawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Mikio Naruse, shot by Ichio Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Noboru Itō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yoshiki Nagasawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Entatsu Yokoyama and Achako Hanabishi and Hisako Yamane carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0038808 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.