I Was Born, But...
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I Was Born, But...

★ 7.5/10 TMDB 1932-06-03 91 min

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.

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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
Seiichi Katô
Kodomo
Shoichi Kofujita
Shoichi Kofujita
Delivery Boy
Seiji Nishimura
Seiji Nishimura
Teacher
Zentaro Iijima
Friend
Shôtarô Fujimatsu
Friend
Masao Hayama
Masao Hayama
Friend
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