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Umarete wa mita keredo
(I Was Born, But . . . )
AKA Otona no miru ehon — Umarete wa mita keredo in Japan: I Was Born, But . . . in the USA
(1932) Japanese
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Yasujiro 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 story by Akira Fushimi and James Maki (Yasujiro Ozu). Assistant directors Kenkichi Hara and Akira Kiyosuke. Lighting by Toshumitsu Nakajima. Cinematography by Hideo Shigehara. Camera assistants Masao Irie and Yuuharu Atsuta. Art direction by [?] Yoshiro Kimura, Takejiro Tsunoda and/or Takashi Kono? Edited by Hideo Shigehara. / Released 3 June 1932. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The film was cut from its original length of 100 minutes to 86 minutes. / Silent film.
Drama.
Survival Status: Print exists.
Keywords: Children
Listing updated: 24 February 2008.
References: Limbacher-Feature p. 117; Sato-Currents pp. 131, 136, 137, 138, 141, 149, 253 : Website-IMDb.
Home Video: DVD.
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