I Was Born, But...

"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."

Cast

Tatsuo Saitō

as Yoshi

Tomio Aoki

as Keiji

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

as Haha

Hideo Sugawara

as Ryoichi

Takeshi Sakamoto

as Juuyaku

Teruyo Hayami

as Fujin

Seiichi Katô

as Kodomo

Shoichi Kofujita

as Delivery Boy

Seiji Nishimura

as Teacher

Zentaro Iijima

as Friend

Shôtarô Fujimatsu

as Friend

Masao Hayama

as Friend

Kuniyasu Hayashi

as Friend

Akio Nomura

as Friend

Teruaki Ishiwatari

as Friend

Crew

Hideo Shigehara

Editor

Yasujirō Ozu

Idea

Yasujirō Ozu

Director

Takejiro Tsunoda

Set Decoration

Kenkichi Hara

Assistant Director

Akira Kiyosuke

Assistant Director

Hideo Shigehara

Director of Photography

Takashi Kono

Art Direction

Yoshiro Kimura

Set Decoration

Akira Fushimi

Writer

Geibei Ibushiya

Writer