I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
"Tenkôsei" (original title)

9th-graders Kazuo (boy) and Kazumi (girl) 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... See full summary »

Director:

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

Writer:

Hisashi Yamanaka (story)

Stars:

Satomi Kobayashi, Toshinori Omi, Makoto Satô

6 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Satomi Kobayashi	...	Kazumi Saitoh
Toshinori Omi	...	Kazuo Saitoh
Makoto Satô	...	Akio Saitoh
Sayuri Ishibashi	...	Girl Student 'C'
Wakaba Irie	...	Chie Saitoh
Etsuko Shihomi	...	Mitsuko Ono
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maki Akita	...	Girl Student 'B'
Masae Hayashi	...	Akemi Yoshino
Kiyoshi Hitomi	...	Innkeeper
Kouichi Inoue	...	Jiroh Saitoh
Mihoko Itoh	...	Girl Student 'D'
Munenori Iwamoto	...	Masaaki Kaneko
Sumiko Kakizaki	...	Keiko Kawahara
Kazuo Kamoshida	...	Punk
Haruya Katô	...	H.S. Principal

Storyline

9th-graders Kazuo (boy) and Kazumi (girl) 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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Plot Keywords:

school | role reversal | sex change | body swap | one word title | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

17 April 1982 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Transfer Student

Filming Locations:

Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Art Theatre Guild, Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Aria"
from "Suite No.3"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

User Reviews

unwanted sex change brings two subjects closer.

This hilarious movie catapults two youngsters hitting puberty into the opposite sex after a fall from which they recover in each other's bodies. The timid sensitive girl becomes the effeminate insecure boy, and the unredeeming prankster becomes the loud clumsy girl with a chip on her shoulder. Both lead actors do tremendous jobs portraying the opposite sex, and often do so delivering more than a laugh. It ends in a bittersweet tone, but it is a really cute movie with hilarious moments.