Drama ·Music · Japan · 2026 · 2h 10m

This Is I

This is I

This Is I poster
Director
Yusaku Matsumoto
Cast
Haruki Mochizuki as Ai Haruna Takumi Saitoh as Koji Wada Tae Kimura as Hatsue Seiji Chihara as Kazutaka Ataru Nakamura as Aki Kaito Yoshimura as Takuya
Crew
Naoki Sakakibara — Director of Photography Ryuji Miyajima — Editor Akira Kosemura — Original Music Composer Masahiro Yamaura — Screenplay Yoshihiro Kubota — Producer Hiroyuki Wagatsuma — Production Design
Synopsis

Bullied for wanting to be an idol, Kenji finds belonging in a cabaret and help from a trailblazing doctor, emerging onstage as her true self, Ai Haruna.

Trailer This Is I — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookosaka, japangender identityaspiring artisttransgender rightscomplextransgendercompassionatevibrantlgbtq
Key Collaborators
Yusaku Matsumoto Director Naoki Sakakibara Director of Photography Ryuji Miyajima Editor Akira Kosemura Original Music Composer Masahiro Yamaura Screenplay Yoshihiro Kubota Producer Hiroyuki Wagatsuma Production Design
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