Characters & Themes
Good Morning (1959) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1959 · 94 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Yasujirô Ozu
- Starring
- Eijirô Tôno, Chishû Ryû, Haruko Sugimura, Kuniko Miyake, Taiji Tonoyama, Keiji Sada
In post‑war suburban Tokyo, Ozu humorously tackles inter‑generational tension. Two boys go silent after their parents refuse to buy a television, prompting subtle jokes that mock adult pretensions. Filmed in vivid colour, the story echoes his silent classic I Was Born, But… while satirising consumerism and gossip among housewives and husbands.
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