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MOVIE • 1932

I Was Born, But...

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.8/5Votes: 158
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Top Cast

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

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Seiichi Katô

Kodomo

Shoichi Kofujita

Shoichi Kofujita

Delivery Boy

Seiji Nishimura

Seiji Nishimura

Teacher

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Zentaro Iijima

Friend

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Shôtarô Fujimatsu

Friend

Masao Hayama

Masao Hayama

Friend

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Kuniyasu Hayashi

Friend

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Akio Nomura

Friend

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Status

Released

Release

June 3, 1932

Runtime

91 min

Language

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Japanese

Origin

Japan

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