Film
I Was Born, But...
Japan- Director
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Year
- 1932
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.
Top cast
Tatsuo Saitō
Yoshi
Tomio Aoki
Keiji
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Haha
Hideo Sugawara
Ryoichi
Takeshi Sakamoto
Juuyaku
Teruyo Hayami
Fujin
Seiichi Katô
Kodomo
Shoichi Kofujita
Delivery Boy
Seiji Nishimura
Teacher
Zentaro Iijima
Friend
Shôtarô Fujimatsu
Friend
Masao Hayama
Friend
Kuniyasu Hayashi
Friend
Akio Nomura
Friend
Teruaki Ishiwatari
Friend
Chishū Ryū
Home movie projectionist
Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Written by
Akira Fushimi, Geibei Ibushiya
