I Was Born, But...
1932 · directed by Yasujirō Ozu
- Rating
- 84/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
I Was Born, But... (1932), directed by Yasujirō Ozu, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Tatsuo Saitō
- Tomio Aoki
- Mitsuko Yoshikawa
- Hideo Sugawara
- Takeshi Sakamoto
- Teruyo Hayami
- Seiichi Katô
- Shoichi Kofujita
- Seiji Nishimura
- Zentaro Iijima
Crew
- Hideo Shigehara — Director of Photography
- Hideo Shigehara — Editor
- Akira Fushimi — Writer
- Geibei Ibushiya — Writer
More from Yasujirō Ozu
- Tokyo Story (1953) — 100/100 · hit
- Late Spring (1949) — 99/100 · hit
- Late Autumn (1960) — 87/100 · hit
- Early Summer (1951) — 87/100 · hit
- Floating Weeds (1959) — 85/100 · hit
- An Autumn Afternoon (1962) — 85/100 · hit
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