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I Was Born, But... (1932)

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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.

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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
  • 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
  • Kuniyasu Hayashi Friend
  • Akio Nomura Friend
  • Teruaki Ishiwatari Friend
  • Chishū Ryū Chishū Ryū Home movie projectionist

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