I Just Didn't Do It
| I Just Didn't Do It | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Masayuki Suo |
| Screenplay by | Masayuki Suo[1] |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | Kōji Yakusho |
| Cinematography | Naoki Kayano[1] |
| Edited by | Junichi Kikuchi[1] |
| Music by | Yoshikazu Suo[1] |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release dates |
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Running time | 143 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥1.11 billion[2] |
I Just Didn't Do It (Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
Based on a true story, the film is the story of a young man charged with groping on a train. Following the events depicted in the film, which end in a conviction and his decision to appeal, in real life his appeal was rejected by supreme court and his sentence to 18 months of prison has been confirmed.
Cast
- Ryo Kase
- Asaka Seto
- Kōji Yakusho
- Masako Motai
- Koji Yamamoto
- Ranran Suzuki
- Fumiyo Kohinata
- Miyu Yagyu
- Toshinori Omi
Release
The film premiered at the American Film Market in November 2006 in the United States and distributed by Toho in Japan on January 20, 2007.[1] It was later shown in New York City on January 11, 2007.[1]
Accolades
It was Japan's submission to the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3] It was chosen as the Best Film at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival.[4]
See also
- Cinema of Japan
- List of submissions to the 80th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Galbraith IV 2008, p. 446.
- ^ "Movies With Box Office Gross Receipts Exceeding 1 Billion Yen". Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
Sources
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
External links
- Soredemo boku wa yattenai at IMDb
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