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Good Morning
Why this pick
Ozu again turns a close-knit Japanese community into a quietly comic, precisely composed study of family, routine, and the meanings hidden in ordinary exchanges.
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MOVIE1959 1h 55m JPN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film takes place during a hot summer in 1958 at a seaside town on the Seto Inland Sea. A travelling theatre troupe arrives by ship, headed by the troupe's lead actor and owner, Komajuro (Ganjirō Nakamura). The rest of the troupe goes around the town to publicise their kabuki play.
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