I Was Born, But...

Silent film · 91 min · dir. Yasujirō Ozu

• Comedy
• Drama

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Synopsis

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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Details

Director

Yasujirō Ozu

Writer

Akira Fushimi

Cinematography

Hideo Shigehara

Studio

Shochiku

Released

1932-06-03

Original title

大人の見る繪本 生れてはみたけれど

Running time

91 minutes

Cast & crew

• Yasujirō Ozu Director
• Tatsuo Saitō
• Tomio Aoki
• Mitsuko Yoshikawa
• Hideo Sugawara
• Takeshi Sakamoto
• Teruyo Hayami
• SSeiichi Katô
• Shoichi Kofujita

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