I Am Nipponjin
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- Movie: I Am Nipponjin
- Romaji:
- Japanese: I am 日本人
- Director: Takashi Tsukinoki
- Writer: Kensaku Morita, Ryuzo Nishiyama
- Producer:
- Cinematographer
- Release Date: August 5, 2006
- Runtime: 111 min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
I Am Nipponjin tells the story of Amy, a feisty girl who comes to Japan to live with her father’s relatives for a semester as an exchange student. It’s her first exposure to Japan and immediately she suffers from culture shock, wanting to question customs with her aggressive American instincts. But over time, Amy learns about wabisabi (the Japanese aesthetic), kendo and other aspects of Japanese culture, opening up a new world.
Cast
- Mitsuyo Asaka
- Christina Morimoto - Amy Watanabe
- Hiroshi Fujioka
- Hiroshi Fuse
- Kyosei Iwamoto
- Shigeru Koyama
- Masaki Kyomoto
- Kensaku Morita - Uncle Ken
- Machiko Ono
- Mayumi Ono
- Akira Saito
- Noriko Sakai
- Ozeki Shinji
- Dai Watanabe
- Masaki Honjo
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External Links
- Cultures clash in 'I Am Nipponjin' --Japan Today
- And in the Japanese corner is . . . Morita-san -- Japan Times
