Synopsis
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.
Cast
| Yoshi | Tatsuo Saito |
| Keiji | Tokkan Kozou |
| Chounan | Hideo Sugawara |
| Haha | Mitsuko Yoshikawa |
| Iwasaki | Takeshi Sakamoto |
| Fujin | Teruyo Hayami |
Credits
| Director | Yasujiro Ozu |
| Scenario | Akira Fushimi |
| Adaptation | Geibei Ibushiya |
| Cinematography | Hideo Shigehara |
| Editing | Hideo Shigehara |
| Art direction | Yoshiro Kimura and Takejiro Tsunoda |
From the Current
Eclipse Series 10:
Silent Ozu—Three Family Comedies
by
Apr 21, 2008
There’s an irony to the fact that Japanese master filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu lived his life as a bachelor, for he made some of the world’s most insightful, lived-in, and emotionally authentic films about marriage and parenthood. Today he is primarily known for his late-career family portraits, such . . .
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