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Being Two Isn't Easy

6.919621h 28mMovieDramaComedy

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.

DirectorKon Ichikawa
WriterNatto Wada
ProducersKon Ichikawa·Hidemasa Nagata

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Cast · Directed by Kon Ichikawa

FYFujiko Yamamoto
Fujiko Yamamoto
Chiyo
HS
Hiroo Suzuki
Taro
EFEiji Funakoshi
Eiji Funakoshi
Goro
KUKumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
Ino
MUMantarō Ushio
Mantarō Ushio
Laundry Man
KKKyôko Kishida
Kyôko Kishida
Chiyo's Friend
MWMisako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe
Setsuko
MK
Masako Kyōzuka
Chiyo's sister
SŌShirō Ōtsuji
Shirō Ōtsuji
Doctor
MKMayumi Kurata
Mayumi Kurata
Neighbor wife
JHJun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Older Doctor
YHYoko Hizakura
Yoko Hizakura

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