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I Was Born, But... (1932)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Yasujirō Ozu

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Yasujirō Ozu
Yasujirō Ozu
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Yasujirō Ozu
Idea
Donald Sosin
Donald Sosin
Original Music Composer
Hideo Shigehara
Hideo Shigehara
Editor
Hideo Shigehara
Hideo Shigehara
Director of Photography
Takashi Kono
Takashi Kono
Art Direction
Yoshiro Kimura
Yoshiro Kimura
Set Decoration
Takejiro Tsunoda
Takejiro Tsunoda
Set Decoration
Kenkichi Hara
Kenkichi Hara
Assistant Director
Akira Kiyosuke
Akira Kiyosuke
Assistant Director
Gwenaël Mario Grisi
Gwenaël Mario Grisi
Music
Akira Fushimi
Akira Fushimi
Writer
Geibei Ibushiya
Geibei Ibushiya
Writer

Trailers and other movies

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

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