

The Night I Swam
2018, Japanese. Directed by Damien Manivel & Igarashi Kohei.
Snow covered mountains in Japan. Every night, a fisherman makes his way to the market in town. His 6 year old son is awoken by his departure and finds it impossible to fall back to sleep. In the sleeping household, the young boy draws a picture he then slips into his satchel. On his way to school, still drowsy, he strays off the path and wanders into the snow...
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 2 May 2018
- Original title
- 泳ぎすぎた夜
- Country
- France, Japan
- Written by
- Damien Manivel, Igarashi Kohei
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The Night I Swam runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
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The Night I Swam isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 May 2018. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Night I Swam?
If you liked The Night I Swam, try Blue Chips, Fast Girls, Come Sunday.
Who directed The Night I Swam?
The Night I Swam (2018) was directed by Damien Manivel and Igarashi Kohei and stars Kogawa Takara, Takashi Kogawa, Keiki Kogawa.