Being Two Isn't Easy

Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kon Ichikawa
Written by	Michio Matsuda (novel); Natto Wada (writer)
Produced by	Hidemasa Nagata
Starring	Eiji Funakoshi; Fujiko Yamamoto
Cinematography	Setsuo Kobayashi
Edited by	Yonesaburō Tsukiji
Music by	Yasushi Akutagawa
Distributed by	Daiei Film
Release date	18 November 1962;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Directed byKon Ichikawa

Written byMichio Matsuda (novel)
Natto Wada (writer)

Produced byHidemasa Nagata

StarringEiji Funakoshi
Fujiko Yamamoto

Being Two Isn't Easy (私は二歳, Watashi wa nisai; lit. I am two) is a 1962 color Japanese comedy film directed by Kon Ichikawa.^[2] It was Japan's submission to the 35th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[3]^[4]

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