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Umarete wa
mita keredo

(I Was Born, But . . . )
Also known as Otona no miru ehon — Umarete wa mita keredo in Japan: I Was Born, But . . . in the USA
(1932) Japan
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Yasujirô Ozu

Cast: Tatsuo Saito [Chichi (father), Yoshi], Tokkan-Kozou (Tomio Aoki) [Keiji], Mitsuko Yoshikawa [Haha, Yoshi’s wife], Hideo Sugawara [chounan (older son)], Takeshi Sakamoto [Juuyaku (Iwasaki, the executive)], Teruyo Hayami [Fujin (Iwasaki’s wife)], Seiichi Kato [Kodomo (Taro)], Shoichi Kofujita [kozou (delivery boy)], Seiji Nishimura [sensei (teacher)], Zentaro Iijima [asobi nakama (a friend)], Shôtarô Fujimatsu [asobi nakama (a friend)], Masao Hayama [asobi nakama (a friend)], Michio Sato [asobi nakama (a friend)], Kuniyasu Hayashi [asobi nakama (a friend)], Akio Nomura [asobi nakama (a friend)], Teruaki Ishiwatari [asobi nakama (a friend)], Chishu Ryu

Shochiku Kinema Kenkyû-jo production; distributed by [?] Shochiku Kinema Kenkyû-jo? / Scenario by Akira Fushimi, from the adaptation by Geibei Ibushiya of a screen story by Akira Fushimi and James Maki (Yasujiro Ozu). Art direction by [?] Yoshiro Kimura, Takejiro Tsunoda and/or Takashi Kono? Assistant directors, Kenkichi Hara and Akira Kiyosuke. Lighting by Toshumitsu Nakajima. Cinematography by Hideo Shigehara. Camera assistants, Masao Irie and Yuuharu Atsuta. Film editor, Hideo Shigehara. / Released 3 June 1932. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was cut from its original length of 100 minutes to 86 minutes. / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Children

Listing updated: 3 October 2008.

References: Limbacher-Feature p. 117; Sato-Currents pp. 131, 136, 137, 138, 141, 149, 253 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.

 
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