Born with It

2015
17m

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Ryôya Shinoda, Dadie T, and Koudai Izumiya in Born with It (2015)

On his first day of school in a small Japanese town, a half Japanese half black boy tries to prove to his new classmates that his dark skin is not a disease.On his first day of school in a small Japanese town, a half Japanese half black boy tries to prove to his new classmates that his dark skin is not a disease.On his first day of school in a small Japanese town, a half Japanese half black boy tries to prove to his new classmates that his dark skin is not a disease.

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7.9/10

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Kyôko Yanagihara, Ryôya Shinoda, Dadie T, and Koudai Izumiya in Born with It (2015)

Aoba Kawai and Dadie T in Born with It (2015)

Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour and Dadie T in Born with It (2015)

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Majority of Japanese citizens are formed of Asian ethnicity, making other ethnicity rare. It is a wonder why nobody in class seems to be surprised, especially given that the school is in an area with small population. It would also be convincing for Keisuke to mention that he is 'half' Japanese upon his self introduction.

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8/10

stereotypes and preconceptions

The short film "Born With it" was made in 2015. The genre is drama. It is the story of Keisuke, a Japanese and Ghanaian 'hafu'. His skin color is different from others, so he is told that he has AIDS, and his classmates avoid him. According to the doctor's diagnosis, he is perfectly healthy. Will he be accepted by his classmates? This short film shows us the difficulty for people with different appearances to be accepted in Japan. I think that stereotypes and preconceptions are responsible for destroying a person's identity. It is a movie worth watching because it allows us to re-acknowledge that everyone is equal. I want to recommend it to many people, and I hope it gives everyone an opportunity to review how they treat people with different looks or cultures.

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