GOOD MORINNG

Boys and adults living in the suburbs of Tokyo over 60 years ago.

Venue(s): National Film Archive of Japan
July 30 (Fri), 2021
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Official website: www.nfaj.go.jp/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/06/KidsCinema2021.pdf
Theater website: www.nfaj.go.jp/english/visit/access/
Tariff: General: ￥520 / Students: ￥310 / Seniors: ￥310

Title: お早う (ohayo)
Director: Yasujiro Ozu (小津安二郎)
Duration: 94 min

In 1959, 27 years after the silent film, the world-famous Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu recreated the world of children and adults: I WAS BORN, BUT...

In the suburbs of Tokyo, various families live in houses of the same shape next to each other. Among the children, the game of farting is popular among children.

On the other hand, adults face many small incidents every day in the neighborhood. One day, brothers of the Hayashi family are scolded by their father and mother for insisting on buying a TV. To realize their wish, they defy them with a surprising strategy.

One of Ozu's most popular films, I Was Born, But . . . is a blithe portrait of the financial and psychological toils of one family, as told from the rascally point of view of a couple of stubborn little boys. For two brothers, the daily struggles of bullies and mean teachers is nothing next to the mortification they feel when they realize their good-natured father’s low-rung social status. Reworked decades later as Ozu's Technicolor comedy Good Morning, it's a poignant evocation of the tumult of childhood, as well as a showcase for Ozu's expertly timed comedy editing.

National Film Archive Japan