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I Was Born, But...

I Was Born, But...

1932•1h 31m•7.6/10
ComedyDrama

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7.6/10(146)

Two young brothers become the leaders of a gang of kids in their neighborhood.

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Production

Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Tatsuo Saitō

Tatsuo Saitō

Yoshi

Tomio Aoki

Tomio Aoki

Keiji

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Haha

Hideo Sugawara

Hideo Sugawara

Ryoichi

Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

Juuyaku

Teruyo Hayami

Teruyo Hayami

Fujin

Seiichi Katô

Kodomo

Shoichi Kofujita

Shoichi Kofujita

Delivery Boy

Seiji Nishimura

Seiji Nishimura

Teacher

Zentaro Iijima

Friend

Shôtarô Fujimatsu

Friend

Masao Hayama

Masao Hayama

Friend

Kuniyasu Hayashi

Friend

Akio Nomura

Friend

Teruaki Ishiwatari

Friend

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Home movie projectionist

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