Good Morning (1959)
Important things are hard to say.
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.
Cast
- Keiji Sada - Heiichiro Fukui
- Yoshiko Kuga - Setsuko Arita
- Chishū Ryū - Keitaro Hayashi
- Kuniko Miyake - Tamiko Hayashi
- Haruko Sugimura - Kikue Haraguchi
- Kōji Shitara - Minoru Hayashi
- Masahiko Shimazu - Isamu Hayashi
- Kyōko Izumi - Midori Maruyama
- Taiji Tonoyama - Pushy Man
- Toyo Takahashi - Shige Okubo
Screenplay
- Kōgo Noda (Screenplay)
- Yasujirō Ozu (Screenplay)
Themes
Touching Family Stories, Building a Bond with Step-Parents, Overwhelming Shame and Silence
Keywords
japan, parent child relationship, brotherhood, protest, inflation, consumerism, gossip, noisy neighbor, post war japan, neighborhood, japanese family, door to door salesman, family dynamics, mischievous children, town gossip
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Good Morning about?
- 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.
- Who directed Good Morning?
- Good Morning was directed by Yasujirō Ozu.
- Who stars in Good Morning?
- Good Morning stars Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishū Ryū, Kuniko Miyake, Haruko Sugimura, Kōji Shitara.
- How long is Good Morning?
- Good Morning has a runtime of 1h 34m (94 minutes).
- What genre is Good Morning?
- Good Morning is a Comedy, Family, Drama film.
- Where was Good Morning produced?
- Good Morning was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of Good Morning?
- The themes of Good Morning include: Touching Family Stories, Building a Bond with Step-Parents, Overwhelming Shame and Silence.