Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.
Director:
Kon Ichikawa
Writer:
Natto Wada
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Fujiko Yamamoto as Chiyo |
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Hiroo Suzuki as Taro |
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Eiji Funakoshi as Goro |
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Kumeko Urabe as Ino |
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Mantarō Ushio as Laundry Man |
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Kyôko Kishida as Chiyo's Friend |
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Misako Watanabe as Setsuko |
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Masako Kyōzuka as Chiyo's sister |
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Shirō Ōtsuji as Doctor |
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Mayumi Kurata as Neighbor wife |
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Jun Hamamura as Older Doctor |
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Yoko Hizakura as |
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Hiroko Hanai as |
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Shō Natsuki as Doctor at Hospital |
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Takashi Nakamura as |
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Kyōsuke Shiho as |
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Tōru Konoki as |
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Mitsuko Tanaka as |
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Mitsuko Han'ya as |
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Meiko Nakamura as Narrator (voice) |
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Shôko Wakatsuki as |
| Directing | Kon Ichikawa | Director |
| Production | Kon Ichikawa | Producer |
| Production | Hidemasa Nagata | Producer |
| Editing | Tatsuji Nakashizu | Editor |
| Art | Takashi Senda | Art Direction |
| Crew | Kimio Iida | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Ryuchi Yokoyama | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natto Wada | Costume Consultant |
| Camera | Setsuo Kobayashi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yasushi Akutagawa | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Michiko Matsuda | Novel |
| Directing | Bainari Nakamura | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Kimio Tobita | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Yukio Itō | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Natto Wada | Screenplay |