Wataru Kenmotsu

Known for Writing

Wataru Kenmotsu (剣持亘, Kenmotsu Wataru, August 19, 1945 - July 15, 2003) was a Japanese screenwriter. He often teamed up with director Nobuhiko Obayashi.

Born

August 19, 1945

Died

July 18, 2003 (age 57)

Birthplace

Kanagawa, Japan

Filmography

14 films

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Switching – Goodbye Me

2007 · 2h

country: Japan

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.

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The Strange Pair

1988 · 1h 45m

country: Japan

An unreliable narrator recounts the love story of a loan shark, his wife, and their recently released from jail childhood friend.

Kazoku Hakkei

1986 · 1h 30m

country: Japan

Nanase, who inherited psychic powers from her father, searches for his whereabouts while working as a housekeeper.

TMDB4.5

The Sound of the Waves

1985 · 1h 41m

country: Japan

TMDB3.6

Lonely Heart

1985 · 1h 52m

country: Japan

Lonely and love-stricken high-school student Hiroki pursues a girl, but another one mysteriously appears in his life. Is she a figment of his psyche, or is she real?

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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

1983 · 1h 44m

country: Japan

Kazuko Yoshiyama is a third-year junior-high-school student. One day, while cleaning the lab, she smells lavender and faints. From then on, she has the power to travel through time.

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I Are You, You Am Me

1982 · 1h 53m

country: Japan

9th-graders Kazuo and Kazumi take a tumble at a temple in a small seacoast town in Japan. Through supernatural intervention, their minds and bodies are switched, and the result is a touching and hilarious coming-of-age comedy as they attempt to survive the pressures of junior high school life.

Aoi sanmyaku

1975 · 1h 33m

country: Japan

Remake of 1949 film