I Was Born, But...
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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
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Edited by Hideo ShigeharaScored by Gwenael Mario Grisi
Also known as
- Ich wurde geboren, aber...de
- I Was Born, But...en
- He nacido, pero...es
- Gosses de Tokyofr
- Sono natoit
- Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredoja
- 大人の見る繪本 生れてはみたけれどja
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Cast & Crew
22 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Tatsuo Saito
as Yoshi
Tomio Aoki
as Keiji
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
as Yoshi's Wife
Hideo Sugawara
as Ryōichi
Takeshi Sakamoto
as Executive Iwasaki
Teruyo Hayami
as Iwasaki's Wife
Seiichi Kato
as Tarō
Shoichi Kofujita
as Delivery Boy
Seiji Nishimura
as Teacher
Zentaro Iijima
as Friend
Shotaro Fujimatsu
as Friend
Masao Hayama
as Friend
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4Directors
1Writers
3Other crew
3Parents Guide
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