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I Are You, You Am Me
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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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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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Wataru Kenmotsu
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Runtime:113 minutes
Studio:Art Theatre Guild
Cast
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Director
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'
Maki Akita
Girl Student 'B'
Masae Hayashi
Akemi Yoshino
Kiyoshi Hitomi
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