''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. 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

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asexual woman struggling in an amatonormative world.

Cast

Tōko Miura is a Japanese actress and singer. She is best known internationally for her role in the 2021 film '' Drive My Car'' as well as her work on the soundtrack of the 2019 animated film ''Weathering with You is a 2019 Japanese animated romanti ...

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 is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the idol girl group AKB48, and was one of the most prominent members in the group at the time, regarded as the group's "absolute ace", "immovable center", and the "Face of AKB." After ...

as Maho Yonaga: Kasumi's classmate from her days in middle school. *

Marika Itō is a Japanese actress, artist, and model. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group Nogizaka46. She has played lead roles in the 2015 film ''Eyes'' and the 2021 film '' It's a Summer Film'', and supporting roles in the films ''Asahinagu ...

as Mutsumi Shinohara: Kasumi's younger sister, who is married to an

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and expecting a child soon. * Kuu Izima as Sho Kogure: A man who Kasumi is forced to attend a matchmaking meeting with by her mother. * Kô Maehara as Tsuyoshi Yashiro: Kasumi's classmate from her days in grade school. *

Takumi Kitamura is a Japanese actor, singer, and model. He is represented by Stardust Promotion's Section 3. He is the leader of Stardust's music collective Ebidan unit Dish. As a member of Dish, he is nicknamed Takumi, stylized as TAKUMI. Biography Kitamur ...

as Hikaru Tendo: Kasumi's coworker. *

Reiko Tajima Reiko (れいこ,　レイコ,　麗子, 怜子, 伶子, 玲子, 令子, 礼子, 禮子, 冷子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese women's basketball player *Reiko Aylesworth (born 1972), an Ameri ...

as Miyako Sobata: Kasumi's grandmother. *

Maki Sakai (born 17 May 1970 in Taito, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. The fourth rehouse girl of Mitsui, she has starred in a number of TV drama series such as '' Daburu kitchin'' (1993) and '' Watashi no unmei'' (1994). She is a graduate of Jumonji Jun ...

as Natsumi Sobata: Kasumi and Mutsumi's mother. She hopes that Kasumi will get married soon. *

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as Junichi Sobata: Kasumi and Mutsumi's father.

Crew

*Director: Shinya Tamada *Writer: Atsushi Asada *Composer: Izumi Matsuno *Theme song composer: Tōko Miura (Kaze ni nare) *Produced by:

Nagoya Broadcasting Network JOLX-DTV, virtual channel 6 (UHF digital channel 22), branded as is the Chūbu region flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network, owned by the , with its headquarters in Nagoya. It is broadcast in Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and ...

*Publicity: Fino *Production Company: Dub Corporation *Distributed by: Rabbit House

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