I Just Didn't Do It (Japanese: それでもボクはやってない, Hepburn: Soredemo boku wa yattenai) is a 2007 Japanese drama film directed by Masayuki Suo, starring Ryo Kase, Asaka Seto and Kōji Yakusho. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
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Plot
Based on a true story, the film is the story of a young man charged with groping on a train. Following the events depicted in the film, which end in a conviction and his decision to appeal, in real life his appeal was rejected by supreme court and his sentence to 18 months of prison has been confirmed.
Cast
Ryo Kase
Asaka Seto
Masako Motai
Koji Yamamoto
Ranran Suzuki
Fumiyo Kohinata
Miyu Yagyu
Toshinori Omi
Bokuzō Masana
Tetsushi Tanaka
Nao Ōmori
Hirotarō Honda
Naoto Takenaka
Hiromasa Taguchi
Shinya Owada
Kōji Yakusho
Release
The film premiered at the American Film Market in November 2006 in the United States and distributed by Toho in Japan on January 20, 2007. It was later shown in New York City on January 11, 2007.
Accolades
It was Japan's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as the Best Film at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival.