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Good Morning

1959 · 94 min

A gentle, quietly funny look at everyday life where small misunderstandings and childish protests reveal the warmth and awkwardness of a close-knit community.

Directed by: Yasujirō Ozu
Genres: Comedy, Family, Drama
Starring: Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishū Ryū

Tagline: Important things are hard to say.
Overview: Two boys beg their parents for a television set, nagging them until all patience is lost. The parents order the boys to be quiet and the boys do exactly that--refusing to utter a word. The boys' silence ultimately puts the whole neighborhood into turmoil.

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Directed by: Yasujirō Ozu
Genres: Comedy, Family, Drama
Starring: Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishū Ryū

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
coming-of-age
identity
love
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	7
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, family, drama
Directed by: Yasujirō Ozu
Written by: Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu
Starring: Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishū Ryū, Kuniko Miyake, Haruko Sugimura, Kōji Shitara, Masahiko Shimazu, Kyōko Izumi
Music: Toshirō Mayuzumi
Cinematography: Yûharu Atsuta
Runtime: 94 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English

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