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I Was Born, But... (1932) by Yasujirō Ozu. 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. [ 2 ] It was the first of six Ozu films to ...
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(original title: Umarete Wa Mita Keredo) was one of the last silent films by Yasujiro Ozu (1932), reflecting a tumultuous 1930s Japan being shorn of its traditions. It focuses on the family of a typical white-collar worker (« salaryman »), his stay-at-home wife, and two school-age sons, who have just moved from Tokyo’s crowded center to an unfinished suburban development.
Friday, September 6, 6:00 p.m. | Before he became the celebrated master of “transcendental” style with classics such as TOKYO STORY, Yasujirô Ozu already had a long career as a wildly popular silent-era comic filmmaker, and 1932’s I WAS BORN, BUT… shows him at the height of his hilarious powers, as he tells the story of brothers Keiji and Ryoichi (played with astonishing verve by ...
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. Yasujirō Ozu. Director.
Also known as: I Was Born, But...Plot: The Yoshi family - husband and wife Kennesuke and Haha, a middle manager at an office and a housewife respectively, an...
Jul 24, 2018 · / Otona no miru ehon — Umarete wa mita keredo (1932) 07/24/2018 08/19/2018 / japanonfilm This is one of the most pleasant surprises from the surviving silent films made by Ozu, a look at the salaryman’s life through the eyes of his children.
