JAPAN · 1932
I Was Born, But…
Yasujiro Ozu
Japanese Golden Age
coming of age
social hierarchy
childhood innocence
father son relationships
class struggle
Synopsis
Brothers Keiji and Ryoichi move to a new neighborhood in the Tokyo suburbs after their father, an office clerk, is promoted. The boys join the local gang as lowly new kids and emerge as natural leaders after defeating a bully. While visiting the home of their father's boss, the brothers witness the ridicule their father endures to please his superior. Angry and embarrassed, the boys find their naive ideas about power being challenged.
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