Tatsuo
Saito, Tomio Aoki, Shoichi Kofujita , Takeshi Sakamoto, Mitsuko
Yoshikawa, Hideo Sugawara .
One of Ozu's most popular films, I
Was Born But . . . is a blithe portrait of the financial and psychological
toils of one family, as told from the rascally point of view of
a couple of stubborn little boys. For two brothers, the daily struggles
of bullies and mean teachers is nothing next to the mortification
they feel when they realize their good-natured father’s low-rung
social status. Reworked decades later as Ozu's Technicolor comedy
Good Morning, it's a poignant evocation of the tumult of childhood,
as well as a showcase for Ozu's expertly timed comedy editing.
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