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I Are You, You Am Me

I Are You, You Am Me

19826.61h 53m

Overview

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.

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
Written by Wataru Kenmotsu, Hisashi Yamanaka
Produced by Michio Morioka, Kyōko Ōbayashi, Shosuke Taga
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Top Cast

Satomi Kobayashi

Satomi Kobayashi

Kazumi Saitoh

Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi

Kazuo Saitoh

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Akio Saitoh

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Naoko Saitoh

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Kouzou Saitoh

Wakaba Irie

Wakaba Irie

Chie Saitoh

Etsuko Shihomi

Etsuko Shihomi

Mitsuko Ono

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Sayuri Ishibashi

Girl Student 'C'

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Maki Akita

Girl Student 'B'

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Masae Hayashi

Akemi Yoshino

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Themes & Keywords

coming of agebody-swap

About I Are You, You Am Me

I Are You, You Am Me is a comedy, drama film released in 1982 exploring themes of coming of age, body-swap. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, it stars Satomi Kobayashi, Toshinori Omi, Makoto Satō. 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.

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