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.
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| Directed by | Shinya Tamada |
| Written by | Atsushi Asada |
| Starring | Tōko Miura Atsuko Maeda Marika Itō Kuu Izima Kou 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 |
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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
edit- 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]
- Kou 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]
References
edit- 1 2 "三浦透子、長編映画単独初主演！ 恋愛感情を抱かない主人公が幸せを探す「そばかす」12月16日公開". eiga.com. Kakaku.com. 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- 1 2 "三浦透子が長編映画単独初主演！『そばかす』で他人に恋愛感情を抱かない主人公に". Cinema Today. 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "三浦透子がアセクシャルを演じた映画『そばかす』。「複雑な思いを複雑なまま、自分の中で育てていい」". ginzamag.com. 2022-12-16. Archived from the original on 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "前田敦子、北村匠海、伊藤万理華ら、三浦透子主演映画『そばかす』出演へ 場面写真も公開". realsound.jp. blueprint. 2022-09-03. Archived from the original on 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "前田敦子、伊藤万理華、北村匠海らが出演！ 三浦透子主演「そばかす」に実力派キャスト". eiga.com. Kakaku.com. 2022-09-03. Archived from the original on 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
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