I Was Born, But...

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I Was Born, But... (1932)

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Comedy, Drama · 1h 31m

Brothers Keiji and Ryoichi move to a new neighborhood in the Tokyo suburbs after their father, an office clerk, is promoted. The boys join the local gang as lowly new kids and emerge as natural leaders after defeating a bully. While visiting the home of their father's boss, the brothers witness the ridicule their father endures to please his superior. Angry and embarrassed, the boys find their naive ideas about power being challenged.

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Cast

Tatsuo Saitō Yoshi Tomio Aoki Keiji Mitsuko Yoshikawa Haha Hideo Sugawara Ryoichi Takeshi Sakamoto Juuyaku Teruyo Hayami Fujin
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Seiichi Katô Kodomo Shoichi Kofujita Delivery Boy Seiji Nishimura Teacher
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Zentaro Iijima Friend
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Shôtarô Fujimatsu Friend Masao Hayama Friend

Crew

Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Writer
Akira Fushimi, Geibei Ibushiya
Director of Photography
Hideo Shigehara
Editor
Hideo Shigehara

Details

Original title
大人の見る繪本 生れてはみたけれど
Release date
1932-06-03
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
Japan
Production
Shochiku