I Are You, You Am Me

I Are You, You Am Me

1982 · 113 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Drama

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

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