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I Am What I Am

I Am What I Am

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I Am What I Am

2022

1h 44m

7.3(16 votes)

Drama

Overview

Kasumi doesn't know what love is and she doesn't have any feeling of romance. Due to her sister's marriage, her mother arranged a formal marriage arrangement without her permission. At the meeting, she met a man who is just seeking a friend.

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Production Companies

Rabbit House

Nagoya Broadcasting Network

DUB

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Toko Miura

Toko Miura

Kasumi Sobata

Atsuko Maeda

Atsuko Maeda

Maho Yonaga

Marika Ito

Marika Ito

Mutsumi Shinohara

Maki Sakai

Maki Sakai

Natsumi Sobata

Hiroki Miyake

Hiroki Miyake

Junichi Sobata

Reiko Tajima

Reiko Tajima

Kasumi's Grandmother

Kuu Izima

Kuu Izima

Sho Kogure

Kou Maehara

Kou Maehara

Tsuyoshi Yashiro

Takumi Kitamura

Takumi Kitamura

Hikaru Tendo

Mizuki Maehara

Mizuki Maehara

Creative team

Directed by: Shinya Tamada
Written by: Atsushi Asada

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