I Just Didn't Do It

I Just Didn't Do It (それでもボクはやってない, Soredemo boku wa yattenai) is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Masayuki Suo, starring Ryo Kase, Asaka Seto and Kōji Yakusho.

I Just Didn't Do It
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMasayuki Suo
Produced by
  • Shintaro Horikawa
  • Yoshino Sasaki
  • Daisuke Sekiguchi[1]
Screenplay byMasayuki Suo[1]
StarringRyo Kase
Asaka Seto
Koji Yamamoto
Masako Motai
Kōji Yakusho
Music byYoshikazu Suo[1]
CinematographyNaoki Kayano[1]
Edited byJunichi Kikuchi[1]
Production
company
  • Altamira Pictures
  • Fuji Television Network
  • Toho[1]
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • November 2006 (2006-11) (AFM)
  • January 20, 2007 (2007-01-20) (Japan)
Running time
143 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥1.11 billion[2]

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 he was found innocent finally after a five-year legal battle.

Cast

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]

It was Japan's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for 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 Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

Footnotes
  1. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 446.
  2. "Movies With Box Office Gross Receipts Exceeding 1 Billion Yen". Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "Yokohama Film Festival: 2008". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-16.

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