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>
"Good Morning" (Japanese, 1959): Directed by Ozu. As in all of his films, Tokyo is the stage, and he populates them with his usual team of actors. Think of the professional stability of Ingmar Bergman, Woody Allen, or John Waters, but Japanese. Ozu concentrates on small moments made meaningful. Unlike the quiet, black and white drama "Tokyo Story", this later film (in color) is a gentle comedy about how people build the character of each and every day with the smallest of gestures which is this case is brought to our attention by two small brothers who decide to go "on strike" insisting that their Father get a television for the household. It's a loving, funny, and forgiving look at how silly we all can be.