Good Morning (1959)
Original title: お早よう
Good Morning is a 1959 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Yasujirō Ozu, with a running time of 1h 34m. It stars Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga and Chishū Ryū.
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.
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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.
When was Good Morning released?
Good Morning was released on 12 May 1959.
How long is Good Morning?
Good Morning runs 1h 34m.
Who made Good Morning?
Good Morning was directed by Yasujirō Ozu.
Where can I watch Good Morning?
Good Morning is available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Plex, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home.
Where to watch Good Morning
Stream: Criterion Channel, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel
Watch free with ads: Plex
Rent: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Buy: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Cast
- Keiji Sada as Heiichiro Fukui
- Yoshiko Kuga as Setsuko Arita
- Chishū Ryū as Keitaro Hayashi
- Kuniko Miyake as Tamiko Hayashi
- Haruko Sugimura as Kikue Haraguchi
- Kōji Shitara as Minoru Hayashi
- Masahiko Shimazu as Isamu Hayashi
- Kyōko Izumi as Midori Maruyama
- Taiji Tonoyama as Pushy Man
- Toyo Takahashi as Shige Okubo
- Sadako Sawamura as Kayoko Fukui
- Eijirō Tōno as Hiroshi Tomizawa