I Am What I Am (Japanese:そばかす, Hepburn: Sobakasu) is a Japanese film released on December 16, 2022, and is the third production by (not) HEROINE movies.[1][2] It was written by Atsushi Asada, directed by Shinya Tamada, and stars Tōko Miura in the lead role.
| I Am What I Am | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shinya Tamada |
| Written by | Atsushi Asada |
| Starring | Tōko Miura Atsuko Maeda Marika Itō Kuu Izima Kô Maehara Mizuki Maehara Chizuru Asano Chizuru Asano Reiko Tajima Maki Sakai Hiroki Miyake |
| Music by | Izumi Matsuno |
Production company | (not) HEROINE movies |
| Distributed by | Rabbit House |
Release date |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The film is about Kasumi Sobata, an aromantic asexual woman struggling in an amatonormative world.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Tōko Miura as Kasumi 'Sobakasu' Sobata: A woman who works in a call center after abandoning her dreams of becoming a cellist. She has never experienced romantic attraction.
- Atsuko Maeda as Maho Yonaga: Kasumi's classmate from her days in middle school.[4][5]
- Marika Itō as Mutsumi Shinohara: Kasumi's younger sister, who is married to an OB/GYN and expecting a child soon.[4][5]
- Kuu Izima as Sho Kogure: A man who Kasumi is forced to attend a matchmaking meeting with by her mother.[4][5]
- Kô Maehara as Tsuyoshi Yashiro: Kasumi's classmate from her days in grade school.[4][5]
- Takumi Kitamura as Hikaru Tendo: Kasumi's coworker.[4][5]
- Reiko Tajima as Miyako Sobata: Kasumi's grandmother.[4][5]
- Maki Sakai as Natsumi Sobata: Kasumi and Mutsumi's mother. She hopes that Kasumi will get married soon.[4][5]
- Hiroki Miyake as Junichi Sobata: Kasumi and Mutsumi's father.[4][5]
Crew
- Director: Shinya Tamada
- Writer: Atsushi Asada
- Composer: Izumi Matsuno
- Theme song composer: Tōko Miura (Kaze ni nare)[6]
- Produced by: Nagoya Broadcasting Network
- Publicity: Fino
- Production Company: Dub Corporation
- Distributed by: Rabbit House
References
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