Good Morning (1959)
Ohayô (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 34min
- Comedy, Drama
- Feb 1962 (USA)
- Movie
Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set.
Director:
Writers:
Stars:
Photos and Videos
Cast
| Keiji Sada | ... |
Heiichirô Fukui
|
|
| Yoshiko Kuga | ... |
Setsuko Arita
|
|
| Chishû Ryû | ... |
Keitarô Hayashi
|
|
| Kuniko Miyake | ... |
Tamiko Hayashi
|
|
| Haruko Sugimura | ... |
Kikue Haraguchi
|
|
| Kôji Shitara | ... |
Minoru Hayashi
|
|
| Masahiko Shimazu | ... |
Isamu Hayashi
|
|
| Kyôko Izumi | ... |
Midori Maruyama
|
|
| Toyo Takahashi | ... |
Shige Ôkubo
|
|
| Sadako Sawamura | ... |
Kayoko Fukui
|
|
| Eijirô Tôno | ... |
Tomizawa
|
|
| Teruko Nagaoka | ... |
Toyoko Tomizawa
|
|
| Eiko Miyoshi | ... |
Mitsue Haraguchi
|
|
| Haruo Tanaka | ... |
Haraguchi
|
|
| Akira Ôizumi | ... |
Akira Maruyama
|
|
| Fujio Suga | ... |
Itô Sensei - Minoru's Teacher
|
|
| Taiji Tonoyama | ... |
Oshiuri no Otoko - Salesman
|
|
 |
Akio Satake | ... |
Bôhan Beru no Otoko
|
|
|
Keijirô Morozumi | ... |
Junsa
|
|
|
Mutsuko Sakura | ... |
Oden'ya no Nyôbô
|
|
|
Norikazu Takeda | ... |
Zen'nosuke Ôkubo
|
|
|
Yôko Chimura | ... |
Sakuma Sensei - Isamu's Teacher
|
| Hajime Shirata | ... |
Kôzô Haraguchi
|
|
|
|
Masuo Fujiki | ... |
Zenichi Ôkubo
|
|
|
Toshio Shimamura | ... |
Oden'ya no Teishu
|
| Tsûsai Sugawara | ... |
Kyaku - Tsû-san
|
|
Directed by
| Yasujirô Ozu | ||
Written by
| Kôgo Noda | ... | (written by) & |
| Yasujirô Ozu | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Shizuo Yamanouchi | ... | producer |
Music by
| Toshirô Mayuzumi | ||
Cinematography by
| Yûharu Atsuta | ||
Editing by
| Yoshiyasu Hamamura | ||
Editorial Department
| Motoshige Oikawa | ... | color timer |
Production Design by
| Tatsuo Hamada | ||
Art Direction by
| Tatsuo Hamada | ||
Set Decoration by
| Setsutarô Moriya | ||
Art Department
| Kintarô Yamamoto | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Mitsuru Kaneko | ... | sound recordist |
| Yoshisaburô Senoo | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Akira Aomatsu | ... | lighting technician |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku (1959) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku Home Video (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
- A Contracorriente Films (2022) (Spain) (theatrical) (subtitled version)
- Alive (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- Carlotta Films (2014) (France) (theatrical)
- Carlotta Films (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Sherlock Films (2003) (Spain) (theatrical)
- A Contracorriente Films (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2011) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Continental Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- DeAPlaneta (2003) (Spain)
- Raro Video (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (United States) (DVD) (special edition)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This movie takes a look at a Westernized suburban area in Japan in the late '50s. It focuses mainly on the daily lives of a small community and the way its members interact. It also demonstrates the power of oral communication and the way in which small talk acts as a lubricant for our daily lives.
Written by |
| Plot Keywords | |
| Genres | |
| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
| Certification |
Additional Details
| Also Known As |
|
| Runtime |
|
| Country | |
| Language | |
| Color | |
| Aspect Ratio |
|
| Sound Mix |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Director Trademark: [movie posters] Yasujirô 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Transcendental Style and Flatulence (2017). See more » |
| Quotes |
Isamu:
I love you. See more » |