Does Your Soul Have a Cold? (2007): Cast

The film tracks five Japanese people, using their personal stories to examine how depression—once a clinical term called “utsu”—is understood in contemporary Japan. It shows how aggressive anti‑depressant marketing from the late‑1990s has moved “utsu” into everyday language, reflecting a sharp rise in medication use and changing public awareness.

• Director Mike Mills

• MI Michiko Ishikawa as themselves
• HH Hiyaso Hayashiguchi as themselves
• MI Mika Ishikawa as themselves
• TH Taketoshi Hayashiguchi as themselves

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