Good Morning
(1959)
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Good Morning
(1959)
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Keiji Sada | ... |
Heiichirô Fukui
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| Yoshiko Kuga | ... |
Setsuko Arita
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| Chishû Ryû | ... |
Keitarô Hayashi
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Kuniko Miyake | ... |
Tamiko Hayashi
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Haruko Sugimura | ... |
Kikue Haraguchi
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Kôji Shitara | ... |
Minoru Hayashi
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Masahiko Shimazu | ... |
Isamu Hayashi
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Kyôko Izumi | ... |
Midori Maruyama
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Toyo Takahashi | ... |
Shige Ôkubo
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Sadako Sawamura | ... |
Kayoko Fukui
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Eijirô Tôno | ... |
Tomizawa
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Teruko Nagaoka | ... |
Toyoko Tomizawa
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Eiko Miyoshi | ... |
Mitsue Haraguchi
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Haruo Tanaka | ... |
Haraguchi
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Akira Ôizumi | ... |
Akira Maruyama
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This movie takes a look at a very Westernized subarban Japan in the late 50's. It focuses mainly on the daily lives of a small community and the way its members interact. It also demonstrates the power of speech and the way in which small talk acts as a lubricant for our daily lives. Written by <PastaQueen2@hotmail.com>
In a small community of workers in Japan, two brothers decide to not speak because they want to force their parents to buy a television.
With this single storyline, Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu exposes a delightful and critical view of the behavior of the Japanese working class under the American influence in the post-WWII. Once again the major concern of Ozu is with the family and human relationship. The situation of the retired people is magnificently pictured through the desperate men looking for a job; the domination of the USA in Japan is represented through the need of private English classes for the two brothers, and the translation of documents to English; superfluous consume of the American society is represented through the importance of the useless television for the younger generation, while their parents are concerned with have some savings for their retirement. The destructive little gossips, the difficulties of communication, and many other problems of relationship are also shown in this little gem. For movie lovers like me, I regret to inform that this is the first DVD of the great director released in Brazil. Only in festivals, and occasionally in cable television, Brazilians have the chance to see the work of this great director. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Bom Dia" ("Good Morning")