I Was Born, But...

1932 · 91 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 6,463 VOTES · DIR. Yasujirō Ozu

I Was Born, But... poster

Overview

Two young brothers become the leaders of a gang of kids in their neighborhood. Ozu's charming film is a social satire that draws from the antics of childhood as well as the tragedy of maturity.

Dialogue Timeline — 203 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:20 A SHOCHIKU FILM
00:00:59 Director of Photography and Editor HIDEO MOHARA
00:01:42 SHOTARO FUJIMATSU MASAO HAYAMA
00:06:49 Please feel free to ask our houseboy to help with your move.
00:12:12 I'll give it to you good at school.
00:17:18 I got an E in every subject, including calligraphy and arithmetic.
00:24:13 “Good for the children,'' he says.
00:29:10 That worked well.
00:33:19 Ryoichi got an E today.
00:35:33 THE NEXT MORNING...
00:41:34 lf you eat it, you can be as strong as him.
00:44:56 My lucky day.
00:50:09 His father can look really scary.
00:52:26 My dad's car is fancier.
00:55:55 They're going to show home movies at his place.
01:00:02 Are they black stripes on white or the other way around?
01:05:41 Stupid! He's not.
01:09:08 Yeah! You pay him instead!
01:11:06 Why are you pestering me with these questions?
01:15:09 You got a spanking.
01:17:48 I don't cozy up to the boss because I enjoy it.
01:21:41 We don't want anything.
01:27:14 You better go say good morning to him, Dad.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed203
Dialogue density2.2 lines / min
First line00:00:20
Final line01:27:14

Production Record

DirectorYasujirō Ozu
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes6,463