I Was Born, But . . .
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One of Ozu's most popular films, I Was Born, But . . . is a blithe portrait of the financial and psychological toils of one family, as told from the rascally point of view of a couple of stubborn little boys. For two brothers, the daily struggles of bullies and mean teachers is nothing next to the mortification they feel when they realize their good-natured father’s low-rung social status. Reworked decades later as Ozu's Technicolor comedy Good Morning, it's a poignant evocation of the tumult of childhood, as well as a showcase for Ozu's expertly timed comedy editing.
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Cast
- Tatsuo Saito
- Yoshi
- Tokkan Kozou
- Keiji
- Hideo Sugawara
- Chounan
- Mitsuko Yoshikawa
- Haha
- Takeshi Sakamoto
- Iwasaki
- Teruyo Hayami
- Fujin
Credits
- Director
- Yasujiro Ozu
- Scenario
- Akira Fushimi
- Adaptation
- Geibei Ibushiya
- Cinematography
- Hideo Shigehara
- Editing
- Hideo Shigehara
- Art direction
- Yoshiro Kimura
- Art direction
- Takejiro Tsunoda
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