I Am What I Am
Directed byShinya Tamada
Written byAtsushi Asada
StarringTōko Miura
Atsuko Maeda
Marika Itō
Kuu Izima
Kô Maehara
Mizuki Maehara
Chizuru Asano
Chizuru Asano
Reiko Tajima
Maki Sakai
Hiroki Miyake
Music byIzumi Matsuno
Production
company
(not) HEROINE movies
Distributed byRabbit House
Release date
  • December 16, 2022 (2022-December-16) (Japan)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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.

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "映画『そばかす』主題歌は三浦透子が歌う「風になれ」 楽曲提供は羊文学・塩塚モエカ". bezzy.jp. 2022-09-14. Archived from the original on 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2023-10-29.


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