

Yes, I Can't Swim
2022, Japanese. Directed by Kensaku Watanabe.
Yuji Takanashi is a university philosophy professor who can't swim. Making awkward justifications to himself about the relationship between water and people, still he decides on the spur of the moment to enroll in a swimming class. There he encounters the teacher Shizuka Usuhara, who ignores his last-minute hesitation and enrolls him.
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 10 June 2022
- Original title
- はい、泳げません
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kensaku Watanabe
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How long is Yes, I Can't Swim?
Yes, I Can't Swim runs 113 minutes (1h 53m).
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Which OTT platform is Yes, I Can't Swim on?
Yes, I Can't Swim isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 June 2022. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Yes, I Can't Swim?
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Who directed Yes, I Can't Swim?
Yes, I Can't Swim (2022) was directed by Kensaku Watanabe and stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Haruka Ayase, Kaoru Kobayashi.