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I Was Born, But...(Movie, 1932)

Original title: "大人の見る繪本 生れてはみたけれど" (Japanese/JA)
1h 31min | Genres: Comedy, Drama
I Was Born, But...Rating: 3.7/5 (with 4949 votes)
I Was Born, But... (大人の見る絵本　生れてはみたけれど, Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo, lit. "An Adult's Picture Book View — I Was Born, But...") is a 1932 black-and-white Japanese silent comedy film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It was the first of six Ozu films to win the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year. The film's story centers on two young brothers whose faith in their father, an office worker, is shaken by what they perceive as his kowtowing to the boss. ()
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About I Was Born, But...

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.

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Production country: Japan
Plays in: Tokyo
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: No Language (XX)
Translated into 14 languages: Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 06/03/1932
Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Screenwriter: Yasujirō Ozu
Film Editor: Hideo Shigehara
Director of Photography: Hideo Shigehara
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Ich wurde geboren, aber..."
"He nascut, però..."
"Nací, pero..."
"Y sin embargo hemos nacido"
"Gosses de Tokyo"
"Megszülettem, de..."
"Sono nato, ma..."
"A Picture Book for Grown-ups: I was Born, But..."
"Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo"
"Umarete wa mita keredo"
"大人の見る絵本 生れてはみたけれど"
"태어나기는 했지만..."
"Urodziłem się, ale..."
"Eu Nasci, Mas..."
"Children of Tokyo"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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