Good Morning

1959, 1h 34min -

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. Show more

"Good Morning" — movie produced in Japan and released in 1959. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 34min. "Good Morning" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel and Tubi and for rent and to buy on Apple TV. Click on a playlink to watch it now!