I Was Born, But... (1932)

Original title

大人の見る繪本 生れてはみたけれど

Directed by

Yasujirō Ozu

Genre

drama film, comedy film, silent film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 150 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young brothers move to a new neighborhood with their family. They watch their father act submissively toward his boss which makes them lose respect for him.

lightheartedobservantbittersweetquietplayfulreflectivegentletender

What happens

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. In 1959, Ozu loosely remade the film as Good Morning. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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