Overview
9th-graders Kazuo and Kazumi take a tumble at a temple in a small seacoast town in Japan. Through supernatural intervention, their minds and bodies are switched, and the result is a touching and hilarious coming-of-age comedy as they attempt to survive the pressures of junior high school life.
Director and cast
- Nobuhiko Obayashi Director
- Satomi Kobayashi as Kazumi Saitoh
- Toshinori Omi as Kazuo Saitoh
- Makoto Satō as Akio Saitoh
- Kirin Kiki as Naoko Saitoh
- Joe Shishido as Kouzou Saitoh
- Wakaba Irie as Chie Saitoh
- Etsuko Shihomi as Mitsuko Ono
- Sayuri Ishibashi as Girl Student 'C'
- Maki Akita as Girl Student 'B'
- Masae Hayashi as Akemi Yoshino
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