life nippon

Eleanora 2022-01-20 08:03:45

Watch the two films of "Good Morning" and "The Flower of the Other Side". The DVD version is a 5-disc boxed version to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Ozu. I bought it at a video store from Junye on a certain day. At the time, I was rarely holding a piece of bitter gourd and bargaining with the boss.

"Good Morning" is a lively and humorous sketch, the theme of daily life. On the one hand, it’s said that there are several women in the neighbourhood who have short-term parents. Women poisoned each other's mouths and faces, but they were all harmless (but it was really annoying to watch them whispering in Japanese). Who made them women? On the other hand, it is said that the two children quarreled and closed their mouths because they were arguing about buying a TV at home. Until the happy ending, the TV problem and the women were resolved. Among them, a few old men drank in the pub, and then discussed that TV made 100 million people idiots (the Japanese population was 100 million at the time?), which makes sense. It’s cloudy when the child said adult nonsense. The child’s English tuition teacher’s sister asked questions, good morning, good night, and the weather is really good...It’s all nonsense, but it has to be said. On the contrary, some important things are not easy to say, such as me. love you. Ali ado, kangbawa, kuonijiwa...

ozu, as usual, is quiet, as usual is the advancement of warm water, as usual is still life, as usual, the man goes home after work in the pub and gets drunk, and the wife respectfully serves the clothes, food, and daily life at home (men Working hard to support the family outside, women take care of the housework inside), as usual, the daily life of weddings and funerals, and the retirement age is also discussed. It has a human touch, like the domestic movies in the 1980s. The sky is particularly blue, the sun is bright and the wind is very clean. The sun shines on the street and the bus passes by. People are grinning and smiling, as if they are not worried. A good guy is a good guy, and a bad guy has a label, you can see through it at a glance, in the 1980s!

The younger brother in "Good Morning" is very cute and won the best actor in the film. Li Zhizhong seems to be too old, acting as the father of a 12 or 3 year old child.

In "The Flower of the Other Shore", the little clerk is playing funny with his boss and wife in the pub. Seeing the boss is like a mouse meeting a cat, a vivid and true portrayal. The three heroines in it are all very beautiful, with good facial expressions in makeup and clothes. The Jin girl's consistent characteristic, pursues the most beautiful shape and color.

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Extended Reading
  • Susie 2022-03-20 09:02:47

    1. Unlike the previous middle-class men gagging in the material pavilion, this film is aimed at the rumors between several housewives in the ordinary class, and the venomous tongue between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but none of the characters have been vilified. , On the contrary, it is full of human touch. 2. The cutest ones are the two children. The eldest and younger brothers protested silently for watching TV. After each action of the eldest brother, there will be imitations by the little brother. This funny effect caused by the delay and anticipation of repetition can be traced back to the tradition of Shochiku silent film. 3. Color collocation, natural or not, meticulous geometric composition, in line with reality or not, do not seem to be important in the form of pleasing to the eye.

  • Destini 2022-03-20 09:02:47

    What a joyous work, I feel comfortable after reading it. Ozu's rare late comedy works echo the beginning and end of the early "I was Born, But...". Is the Xiaozhengtai in it going to cut the world? Can't love anymore~

Good Morning quotes

  • Keitarô Hayashi: Someone said TV would produce 100 million idiots.

  • Kayoko Fukui: Important things are difficult to say.

    Heiichirô Fukui: Whereas meaningless things are easy to say.