A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of intergenerational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weaves a wealth of subtle gags through a family portrait as rich as those of his dramatic films, mocking the foibles of the adult world through the eyes of his child protagonists. Shot in stunning color and set in a suburb of Tokyo where housewives gossip about the neighbors’ new washing machine and unemployed husbands look for work as door-to-door salesmen, this charming comedy refashions Ozu’s own silent classic I Was Born, But . . . to gently satirize consumerism in postwar Japan.
Casts: Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishu00fb Ryu00fb, Kuniko Miyake, Haruko Sugimura, Ku00f4ji Shitara, Masahiko Shimazu, Kyu00f4ko Izumi, Toyo Takahashi, Sadako Sawamura, Eijiru00f4 Tu00f4no
Director: Yasujiru014d Ozu, Yasujiru00f4 Ozu
Countrys: Japan
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| Score | Rating Count | Release Date | RunTime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 | 5,774 | 1959-05-12 | 94 |