''Ikaw Ay Akin'' is a 1978

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directed by Ishmael Bernal. It was written by Ishmael Bernal and Jose N. Carreon and it tells a story about a man's guilt over his affair with another woman that hurt the feelings of his long time girlfriend. It starred

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, and

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in leading roles, and also had pre-stardom actors in minor roles, like Rene Requiestas and

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, who would later become de Leon's wife. It was famous for the long shot scene of the reunion between Sandra and Tere, only to have their moving eyes confront each other. The film is now digitally restored and remastered by the ABS-CBN Film Archives through the facilities of Central Digital Lab in Makati City, Metro Manila.

Cast

as Sandra Aragon *

as Teresita 'Tere' Valdez *

as Rex Aguilar *Nick Romano *Ellen Esguerra *Zandro Zamora *Odette Khan *Ven Medina *Ernie Zarate *Angel Confiado * Renato Requiestas *Ricky Rivero *Ogie Sanchez *Eddie Recto *Joey Sison *Cris Vertido *Anton Juan *Catherine Santos *Charmie Benavidez *Philippine Air Force Sky Diving Team *Col. Apolonio de Jesus Jr. *Maj. Ed Calvo *Aida Carmona *Estrella Antonio *Edgar Zabala *William Tan *Helen Plata *Louella Albornoz *Butch Borromeo *Ricky Alvendia *Ernie Plata *Evelyn Vargas *

Release

The film was first released on December 8, 1978, sixteen days before the

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Digital restoration

The restored version was premiered on November 14, 2015, as part of the 2015

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. The premiere was attended by the family of Ishmael Bernal; film screenwriter Jose Carreon;

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(representing his late father), actor Junjun Quintana; one of the film's cast members Evelyn Vargas-Knaebel; former actress Cecille Castillo; vice head of the National Committee on Cinema, Teddy Co; Ricky Orellana, head of Mowelfund Audiovisual Archives; writers Mario A. Hernando and Raquel Villavicencio; and director

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. Myx VJ, Ai dela Cruz hosted the premiere event. The restored version also received a free-to-air television premiere on

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and its high-definition service on February 4, 2018, as a feature presentation for its Sunday late-night program, ''Sunday's Best''. According to AGB Nielsen statistics, the showing received a nationwide rating of 1.1%, losing to GMA Network's showing of ''The Hangover: Part III'', which received a nationwide rating of 2.4%.

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* 1978 films 1978 romantic drama films Films set in Manila Philippine romantic drama films Filipino-language films Films directed by Ishmael Bernal {{romantic-drama-film-stub