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Plot

Yasujiro Ozu's Ohayo (Good Morning) is a comedy about a pair of boys who bring much trouble to their family and community by refusing to do very basic activities. The boys desire a television, but their father refuses. They are so insistent that the father eventually commands them to be quiet. They take him quite literally and refuse to speak at all, not even a typical polite morning greeting. Their impoliteness begins to weigh down both the family and the town as it goes against the ordered social structure of Japanese culture. The film is a remake of Ozu's earlier 1932 silent film I Was Born, But...
MPAA Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama
Run Time:
93min.
Theatrical Release Date:
08/31/2003
DVD Release Date:
08/22/2000
Director(s):
Yasujiro Ozu
Themes:
Parenthood
Tone:
Affectionate,Gentle,Humorous
Keywords:
Japanese [nationality],custom [habit or practice],family,mores,mute,television
Language:
Japanese