Style
Despite Ozu's reputation in the West as an austere and refined director, Good Morning does not shy away from depicting many of the neighborhood boys' flatulence jokes. Furthermore, Ozu was not above putting moments of lowbrow humor in other films: in 1931's Tokyo Chorus an envelope containing money is accidentally dropped into a urinal, and during An Autumn Afternoon in 1962, his final film, jokes are made about an ageing husband's sexual potency.
Good Morning satirises television ownership. It was released in the year that attendance at Japanese cinemas began to decline, primarily as a result of rising numbers of TV sets.
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