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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 
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MCT: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 meditative 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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MCT: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 little light Japanese humor and there you have it: a beautiful Ozu.
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MCT:July 21, 2008Beautiful colors! I wasn't happy with the outcome of the movie. I love the sound the kids made when they farted!
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MCT:July 21, 2008There is no one in world cinema quite like Yasujiro Ozu. From 1947 to 1962 he made a film a year. Each one a richly observed portrait of daily Japanese life during the time. Good Morning takes place in 1959. The western influence is rapidly moving in on suburban Japan. Television, washing machines and other electrical goods are central to the film's plot, while western fashion such as jumpers and jeans are worn by the youth in the film.
The films tells the tale of two young brother who take a vow of silence together because their parents will not by them a television set. Their little strike has consequences for the community in which they live. Their neighbours become suspicious of their parents because the children's silence in combination with their own adult affairs. Through this device Ozu shows simply the importance of communication. Everything would be much simpler if people just talked. Even a small "good morning". My favourite scene in the film comes towards the end when the boys' English teacher begins to talk to their Aunt, whom he secretly loves, at a train station. Using nothing put common polite expressions they build a platform for a relationship.
Like all Ozu films he takes his time setting the film up. It takes forty minutes for the main plot kick in. Before then Ozu is perfectly at ease with setting up his characters, their relationships and their day to day lives. The script is -
MCT:July 21, 2008
My 2nd Ozu. Cute 50's story of gossip in a Japanese working community & 2 brothers who refuse to speak until their mom buys them a tv. Dated, but funny & sweet.
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