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I Was Born, But... (1932)

Overview

Two young brothers become the leaders of a gang of kids in their neighborhood. Ozu's charming film is a social satire that draws from the antics of childhood as well as the tragedy of maturity.
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Yasujirō Ozu profile
Yasujirō Ozu

Director

Cast

Tatsuo Saitō profile
Tatsuo Saitō

Yoshi

Tomio Aoki profile
Tomio Aoki

Keiji

Mitsuko Yoshikawa profile
Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Haha

Hideo Sugawara profile
Hideo Sugawara

Ryoichi

Takeshi Sakamoto profile
Takeshi Sakamoto

Juuyaku

Teruyo Hayami profile
Teruyo Hayami

Fujin

Seiichi Katô profile
Seiichi Katô

Kodomo

Shoichi Kofujita profile
Shoichi Kofujita

Delivery Boy

Seiji Nishimura profile
Seiji Nishimura

Teacher

Zentaro Iijima profile
Zentaro Iijima

Friend

Shôtarô Fujimatsu profile
Shôtarô Fujimatsu

Friend

Masao Hayama profile
Masao Hayama

Friend

Tatsuo Saitō profile
Tatsuo Saitō

Yoshi

Tomio Aoki profile
Tomio Aoki

Keiji

Mitsuko Yoshikawa profile
Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Haha

Hideo Sugawara profile
Hideo Sugawara

Ryoichi

Takeshi Sakamoto profile
Takeshi Sakamoto

Juuyaku

Teruyo Hayami profile
Teruyo Hayami

Fujin

Seiichi Katô profile
Seiichi Katô

Kodomo

Shoichi Kofujita profile
Shoichi Kofujita

Delivery Boy

Seiji Nishimura profile
Seiji Nishimura

Teacher

Zentaro Iijima profile
Zentaro Iijima

Friend

Shôtarô Fujimatsu profile
Shôtarô Fujimatsu

Friend

Masao Hayama profile
Masao Hayama

Friend

Extra

Release Date

June 3, 1932

Original Language

No Language

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Available On

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Videos

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I WAS BORN, BUT... (Umarete wa mita keredo), 1932

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