# I Was Born, But... (1932)

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**Original title**: *大人の見る繪本 生れてはみたけれど*
**Runtime**: 91 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Yasujirō Ozu
**Written by**: Akira Fushimi, Geibei Ibushiya
**Starring**: Tatsuo Saitō, Tomio Aoki, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Hideo Sugawara, Takeshi Sakamoto, Teruyo Hayami

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A silent-era sibling comedy that mistakes respect for adoration. Two boys strategically rise from gangland underdogs to near-kings then spy their father bowing under a superior’s glare, forcing a crash course in adult hypocrisy. A modest film that accidentally asked the right question at the wrong time.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, outsider, tender

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