JAPAN · 2007

Switching – Goodbye Me

Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese New Wave childhood friends parental divorce relocation school transition lost love
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After his parent's divorce, Kazuo Saito moves with his mother from Onomichi and must leave his girlfriend behind. At his new school, Kazuo is surprised to reunite with his childhood friend Kazumi.

Year2007
CountryJapan
DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
Switching – Goodbye Me poster

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