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I Was Born, But... (Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo) (1932)

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Tatsuo Saito Tatsuo Saito
Yoshi (Chichi)
Tomio Aoki Tomio Aoki
Keiji
Mitsuko Yoshikawa Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Haha (Yoshi's Wife)
Hideo Sugawara Hideo Sugawara
Ryoichi
Seiji Nishimura Seiji Nishimura
Sensei (Teacher)
Masao Hayama Masao Hayama
Asobi nakama


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A very good movie

2 years, 1 month ago at Oct 31 15:08
To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this movie but since it was included in the ‘They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?’ list, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I have to admit that I haven’t seen many Asian silent movies and it was the first time I saw an Asian silent comedy. It was so intriguing because it was probably the first silent comedy I saw which wasn’t fr... read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review 2 years, 1 month ago

A very good movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this movie but since it was included in the ‘They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?’ list, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I have to admit that I haven’t seen many Asian silent movies and it was the first time I saw an Asian silent comedy. It was so intriguing because it was probably the first silent comedy I saw which wasn’t from the US. Anyway, the damned thing was just so funny, original and surprising. Indeed, I think it was also the 1st time I saw a silent comedy with some children as the main characters and these 2 kids were just hilarious. Seriously, it was just impressive how they could deliver such strong performances while they were not even 10 years old at the time and it was even more impressive when you thin” read more

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