I Was Born, But...

1h 31m
ComedyDrama
7.5

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.

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

Crew

Yasujirō Ozu
Director, Idea
Geibei Ibushiya
Writer
Akira Fushimi
Writer
Hideo Shigehara
Editor, Director of Photography
Akira Kiyosuke
Assistant Director
Kenkichi Hara
Assistant Director
Toshimitsu Nakajima
Lighting Technician
Takejiro Tsunoda
Set Decoration
Yoshiro Kimura
Set Decoration
Takashi Kono
Art Direction

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