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Good Morning

Original title: Ohayô
  • 19591959
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 34m
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7.8/10
9.9K
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Good Morning (1959)
Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set.
Play trailer3:46
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Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set.Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set.Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
9.9K
YOUR RATING
    • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Kôgo Noda
    • Yasujirô Ozu
  • Stars
    • Keiji Sada
    • Yoshiko Kuga
    • Chishû Ryû
    • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Kôgo Noda
    • Yasujirô Ozu
  • Stars
    • Keiji Sada
    • Yoshiko Kuga
    • Chishû Ryû
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
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    Kuniko Miyake, Chishû Ryû, Kôji Shitara, and Masahiko Shimazu in Good Morning (1959)
    Good Morning (1959)
    Yoshiko Kuga and Keiji Sada in Good Morning (1959)
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    Good Morning (1959)
    Kôji Shitara in Good Morning (1959)
    Good Morning (1959)
    Yoshiko Kuga and Keiji Sada in Good Morning (1959)
    Teruko Nagaoka, Haruko Sugimura, and Toyo Takahashi in Good Morning (1959)
    Chishû Ryû in Good Morning (1959)
    Yoshiko Kuga in Good Morning (1959)
    Keiji Sada, Kôji Shitara, and Masahiko Shimazu in Good Morning (1959)

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    Keiji Sada
    Keiji Sada
    • Heiichirô Fukui
    Yoshiko Kuga
    Yoshiko Kuga
    • Setsuko Arita
    Chishû Ryû
    Chishû Ryû
    • Keitarô Hayashi
    Kuniko Miyake
    Kuniko Miyake
    • Tamiko Hayashi
    Haruko Sugimura
    Haruko Sugimura
    • Kikue Haraguchi
    Kôji Shitara
    Kôji Shitara
    • Minoru Hayashi
    Masahiko Shimazu
    Masahiko Shimazu
    • Isamu Hayashi
    Kyôko Izumi
    Kyôko Izumi
    • Midori Maruyama
    Toyo Takahashi
    Toyo Takahashi
    • Shige Ôkubo
    Sadako Sawamura
    Sadako Sawamura
    • Kayoko Fukui
    Eijirô Tôno
    Eijirô Tôno
    • Tomizawa
    Teruko Nagaoka
    Teruko Nagaoka
    • Toyoko Tomizawa
    Eiko Miyoshi
    Eiko Miyoshi
    • Mitsue Haraguchi
    Haruo Tanaka
    Haruo Tanaka
    • Haraguchi
    Akira Ôizumi
    Akira Ôizumi
    • Akira Maruyama
    Fujio Suga
    Fujio Suga
    • Itô Sensei - Minoru's Teacher
    Taiji Tonoyama
    Taiji Tonoyama
    • Oshiuri no Otoko - Salesman
    Akio Satake
    • Bôhan Beru no Otoko
      • Yasujirô Ozu
      • Kôgo Noda
      • Yasujirô Ozu
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    • Trivia
      Yasujirô Ozu: [movie posters] Ozu pays tribute to his cinematic influences by putting all kinds of film posters all over the wall in his films. In this movie, there are two posters, one of The Defiant Ones (1958) (at 08:30) and one of The Lovers (1958) (at 08:07), both at the neighbors' house.
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    8/10
    An Ironic Film About Language
    It may have the skimpiest of plots--two young brothers take a vow of silence until their parents buy them a television--but Yasujiro Ozu's 1959 picture is anything but slight, taking on the subject of language (ironic, considering the story) with attentiveness and intelligence. In his deliberate, contemplative manner, Ozu presents a wry commentary on the ways even the most innocuous words can harm (gossip) or become the building blocks of a relationship (a budding romance is confirmed by a conversation about the weather); he also notes Japan's growing fascination with the English language (the older boy studies it) and the increasing obsession, now with fourteen years of distance from the war, with American technology--the suburban landscape is peppered with aerial antennas as television begins to permeate the culture. It's subtly beautiful: each shot is perfectly framed (the camera never moves) with an excellent use of depth that highlights exactly what the director wants you to see and giving you plenty of space to focus; it's easy to see how a master of today's Asian cinema such as Wong Kar-Wai would be profoundly influenced by Ozu's languid yet carefully observed filmmaking. A delight; it's also a fine introduction for younger viewers to the magnificence of international cinema.
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      • February 1962 (United States)
      • Japan
      • Japanese
      • English
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