A bright Tokyo suburb buzzing with gossip is the backdrop to Ozu’s cheerful comedy, Good Morning.
Disillusioned with the seemingly meaningless talk of the adults around them, two brothers take a vow of silence when their parents refuse to buy them a television. With a dexterously woven plot, built on mishaps and misunderstandings, Good Morning pokes fun at the silliness of everyday chatter whilst gently acknowledging its fundamental necessity.
Also included here is Ozu’s superb early comedy I Was Born, But… The forerunner of Good Morning, this silent masterpiece contains many similar themes but a darker edge. As brothers Ryoichi and Keiji struggle to outwit the local bully, and scale the pecking order in their new neighbourhood, they find out that injustice does not end with school.
Good Morning is included in standard and high-definition (DVD & Blu-ray), with new and improved English subtitles, and a newly recorded score for I Was Born, But… by composer Ed Hughes and the New Music Players. The package includes an illustrated booklet with a newly commissioned sleevenote essay by silent film curator Bryony Dixon and a contemporary review by Jonathan Rosenbaum.
Film: Good Morning
Release date: 17th January 2011
Certificate: U
Running time: 205 mins
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishû Ryû, Kuniko Miyake, Haruko Sugimura
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Studio: BFI
Format: DVD
Country: Japan
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