TMDb7.5 / 10

I Was Born, But... (1932)

Name: I Was Born, But...
Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1932-06-03
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Tatsuo Saitō, Tomio Aoki, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Hideo Sugawara, Takeshi Sakamoto

91 min · Japan · Dir. Yasujirō Ozu

Comedy Drama 1932 movies

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.