Chishu Ryu, Haruko Sugimura, Keiji Sada, Kuniko Miyake, Masuo Fujiki ...( see more  see more... ) , Yoshiki Kuga , Yoshiko Kuga

Depicting suburban Tokyo in the 1950s and the ordered social structure of Japanese culture, this film tells the story of two Japanese boys who beg their parents for a television set, nagging incessant...( read more  read more... )ly until they're ordered to be quiet. The children take the command literally and refuse to speak -- at all. Their disobedience and bad manners begin to take a toll on their family as well as the community in which they live.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Yasujiro Ozu

Release Date: April 12, 1959

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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2000

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  • May 19, 2009
    One of Ozu's funniest and most subversive films. Anyone who thinks that Ozu's characters are "too polite" and "too nice" should see this since it addresses that aspect of Japanese culture directly in addition to criticizing corporate culture and westernization . One of my favorit...( read more)e moments was when the English teacher and the boys' aunt whom he has a crush on exchanges nothing but pleasantries about the weather. I don't know what happened when he switched to color, but the music in these films are much better. And god bless Ozu's scatological humor and fart jokes.
  • May 11, 2009
    what a hilarious film. unlike any film ozu ever made. although this film does focus on his usual themes of family, multiple generations and the evil that is associated with gossip, the film is different in that it is an all out comedy, and one of the funniest films i have ever ...( read more)seen. the comedy brought in by the gossiping neighbors is classic, but the two main kids really steal the film. the film effectively blends potty humor with intelligent and witty dialogue, and even as an american the japanese humor was effective enough to not be lost due to cultural confusions. great comedy.
  • September 30, 2008
    I haven't seen enough of Ozu's to judge this among his body of work, but as funny as it is, Good Morning doesn't just want to laugh at poor folks, but instead is more of a comical view on society.

    With great attention to detail and very still camera work, it's definitely a med...( read more)itative film of two boys representing a younger generation that do not want to grow up with meaningless rituals in a world of empty adult chatter. Ozu's film is not suggesting that tv is the answer, rather talking and expressing feelings is.
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  • September 1, 2008
    I like the simpleness of this movie, so I don't want to analyze it too much.
    It's about boys being (little) boys and how people always talk behind each others back. Asamo is the cutest kid you've ever seen (along with Daigorô in the Kozure Okami TV series).
    Douse it with a littl...( read more)e light Japanese humor and there you have it: a beautiful Ozu.

  • July 21, 2008
    Not as good as most other Ozu films but still worth a viewing.
  • May 13, 2009
    Slow as I was expecting, I guess.
  • December 10, 2008
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • November 22, 2008
    :) yasujiro ozu yapm?? i?te!
  • July 21, 2008
    All CLASSICS are GOOD

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