我出生了，但．．．

小津本想拍部熱熱鬧鬧的孩子戲，結果調子變得沉鬱，觀眾對象還變了大人。小職員搬到城郊，豈料山雨欲來，大人與小孩世界各自上演不同的權力遊戲。新來的一雙小兄弟給小鄰居欺負得眼淚漣漣，後來借用別人的武力做了小霸王。小兄弟目睹窩囊的父親扮小丑取悅老闆，氣上心頭罵了父親一頓，然後絕食抗議。暖熱飯糰最後送到兩張小嘴裡，一家人和氣收場，小孩上了生命「寶貴的」頭一課。大人虛偽，莫非真的有道理？劇本原來寫大兒子離家出走，小津大筆一改，他那些放任的少年從此亦離我們而去。日本「電影旬報」選為年度最佳電影。

Tatsuo Saito.... Chichi (Father, Yoshi)

Tomio Aoki .... Keiji (as Tokkan-Kozou)

Mitsuko Yoshikawa .... Haha (Yoshi's Wife)

Hideo Sugawara .... Chounan (Older Son)

Takeshi Sakamoto.... Juuyaku (Iwasaki, Executive)

Teruyo Hayami .... Fujin (Iwasaki's wife)

Seiichi Kato .... Kodomo (Taro)

Shoichi Kofujita .... Kozou (Delivery boy)

Seiji Nishimura .... Sensei (Teacher)

Zentaro Iijima .... Asobi nakama (Friend)

Sh?tar? Fujimatsu .... Asobi nakama (Friend)

Masao Hayama .... Asobi nakama (Friend)

Michio Sato .... Asobi nakama (Friend)

Kuniyasu Hayashi .... Asobi nakama (Friend)

Akio Nomura .... Asobi nakama (Friend)

Teruaki Ishiwatari.... Asobi nakama (Friend)

Chishu Ryu.... (uncredited)