 In his early works, Ozu used the pseudonym "James Maki" for his screenwriting credit.His film "Young Miss", with an all-star cast, was the first time he used the pen name James Maki, and was also his first film to appear in film magazine Kinema Jumpo's "Best Ten" at third position.In 1932, his "I Was Born, But...", a comedy about childhood with serious overtones, was received by movie critics as the first notable work of social criticism in Japanese cinema, winning Ozu wide acclaim.