Movies Like I Was Born, But...

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Tokyo Chorus

1931·1h 31m·★ 7.1·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Hideo Sugawara & Tatsuo Saitō2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

A Story of Floating Weeds

1934·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Takeshi Sakamoto & Tomio Aoki2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

1932·1h 26m·★ 6.9·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Tatsuo Saitō & Takeshi SakamotoDir. Yasujirō Ozu

An Inn in Tokyo

1935·1h 20m·★ 7.4·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Takeshi Sakamoto & Tomio AokiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

I Flunked, But...

1930·1h 5m·★ 6.3·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Tatsuo Saitō & Tomio AokiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Days of Youth

1929·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Tatsuo Saitō & Takeshi SakamotoDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Woman of Tokyo

1933·47m·★ 7.0·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Hideo Shigehara

Dragnet Girl

1933·1h 40m·★ 6.9·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Hideo Shigehara

Fighting Friends

1929·15m·★ 6.0·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Hideo Shigehara

Passing Fancy

1933·1h 41m·★ 7.2·Yasujirō Ozu

4 shared cast incl. Takeshi Sakamoto & Tomio AokiDir. Yasujirō OzuComedy & Drama

What Did the Lady Forget?

1937·1h 11m·★ 7.0·Yasujirō Ozu

4 shared cast incl. Tatsuo Saitō & Takeshi SakamotoDir. Yasujirō OzuDrama & Comedy

The Lady and the Beard

1931·1h 15m·★ 6.4·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Mitsuko Yoshikawa & Takeshi SakamotoDir. Yasujirō Ozu

A Straightforward Boy

1929·14m·★ 6.2·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Tatsuo Saitō & Tomio AokiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Every-Night Dreams

1933·1h 5m·★ 7.1·Mikio Naruse

3 shared cast incl. Tatsuo Saitō & Mitsuko Yoshikawa

The Only Son

1936·1h 27m·★ 7.7·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Mitsuko Yoshikawa & Tomio AokiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

There Was a Father

1942·1h 33m·★ 7.5·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Takeshi Sakamoto & Seiji NishimuraDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1941·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Mitsuko Yoshikawa & Tatsuo SaitōDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Todd Solondz

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Ornamental Hairpin

1941·1h 11m·★ 7.2·Hiroshi Shimizu

Both star Tatsuo Saitō & Takeshi SakamotoDrama & Comedy

Carmen's Innocent Love

1952·1h 43m·★ 6.2·Keisuke Kinoshita

Both star Takeshi Sakamoto & Tatsuo SaitōComedy & Drama

How Good Is I Was Born, But...?

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