This blog entry is part of my "movie recommendation site suggestions". Read more about that here.
Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo (I Was Born, But...)
An old silent Ozu film. On the surface, a simple film about children moving to a new town and the and the problems they face in making new friends and dealing with bullies. There's a contrast between the world of children and adults and how children see the adult world and judge each other based on who their parents are and how they act.
I couldn't find as much profundity here as a lot of critics seem to. Maybe there are aspects of Japanese culture I just don't get here. I'm not too sympathetic to kids who show too much pride and disrespect their parents so that got a little frustrating at the end there.
But it's well done for what it is and the children actors are pretty good. Not as good as I was expecting for something suggested so highly on my movie recommendation sites though.
Rating: 7/10