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Good Morning

Yasujiro Ozu

 
Good Morning Criterion DVD

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  • Japan
  • 1959
  • 93 minutes
  • Color
  • 1.33:1
  • Japanese

SYNOPSIS: Ozu’s hilarious Technicolor reworking of his silent I Was Born, But . . . , Good Morning (Ohayô) is the story of two young boys in suburban Tokyo who take a vow of silence after their parents refuse to buy them a television set. Shot from the perspective of the petulant brothers, Good Morning is an enchantingly satirical portrait of family life that gives rise to gags about romance, gossip, and the consumerism of modern Japan.

Cast & CreditsOpen

Cast

IsamuMasahiko Shimazu
MinoruKoji Shidara
TamikoKuniko Miyake
Setsuko Arita Yoshiko Kuga
Keitaro HayashiChishu Ryu
Kikue HaraguchiHaruko Sugimura

Credits

DirectorYasujiro Ozu
ScreenplayYasujiro Ozu and Kogo Noda
CinematographyYushun Atsuta
MusicToshiro Mayuzumi
EditingYoshiyasu Hamamura

Disc Features

  • New, restored high-definition digital transfer
  • New and improved English subtitles

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Good Morning

By Rick PrelingerAugust 28, 2000

Good Morning is the wildcard in Yasujiro Ozu’s career, the film that looks least like all his others, and one of the few where he sees the world through childrens’ eyes rather than Read more »