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Switching – Goodbye Me

Switching – Goodbye Me

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Switching – Goodbye Me

2007

2h 0m

6.6(12 votes)

Fantasy

Comedy

Drama

Overview

After his parent's divorce, Kazuo Saito moves with his mother from Onomichi and must leave his girlfriend behind. At his new school, Kazuo is surprised to reunite with his childhood friend Kazumi.

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Production Companies

KADOKAWA

NTT Docomo

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Misako Renbutsu

Misako Renbutsu

Kazumi Saito

Naoyuki Morita

Kazuo Saito

Misa Shimizu

Misa Shimizu

Kazuo's Mother

Takuro Atsuki

Takuro Atsuki

Hiroshi

Saki Terashima

Saki Terashima

Akemi

Hikari Ishida

Hikari Ishida

The Teacher

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Kazumi's Father

Yuko Kotegawa

Yuko Kotegawa

Kazumi's Mother

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Kazumi's Grandfather

Shunsuke Kubozuka

Shunsuke Kubozuka

Kazumi's Brother

Creative team

Directed by: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Written by: Tadashi Naitô
Chûkon Minami
Produced by: Hisao Nabeshima
Kyōko Ōbayashi

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