Good Morning (ohayo) Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
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... - Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Theatrical Release Date:
08/31/2003
DVD Release Date:
08/22/2000
Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Run Time:
93 min.
Director(s):
Themes:
Parenthood
Tone:
Affectionate, Gentle, Humorous
Keywords:
Japanese [nationality], custom [habit or practice], family, mores, mute, television
Language:
Japanese
Version of / Remake of:
Status:
DVD
