Good Morning (The Criterion Collection) Blu-ray

Good Morning from The Criterion Collection is Yasujiro Ozu’s comedy about two boys whose silence becomes a family and neighborhood problem after their parents refuse to buy a television. This one-disc widescreen Blu-ray listing describes a special edition with a restoration and several Ozu-related supplements.

At a glance

The story follows two boys who stop speaking after their parents refuse to buy a television.
The special-edition feature description lists a new 4K digital restoration and an uncompressed monaural soundtrack.
Supplements are described as including Ozu’s silent comedy I Was Born, But..., an excerpt from A Straightforward Boy, a video essay, an interview, new English subtitles, and a printed essay.

Price

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Pros and cons

Pros

The feature list pairs the film with Ozu’s 1932 silent comedy I Was Born, But... and a surviving excerpt from another early Ozu film.
The listed video essay, scholar interview, and Jonathan Rosenbaum essay offer several kinds of contextual material.

Technical specifications

13 specifications

Movie and format
Genre	Comedy
Format	Blu-ray, Widescreen
Runtime	1 hour and 33 minutes
MPAA rating	NR (Not Rated)
Director	Yasujiro Ozu
Actors	Chishu Ryu, Haruko Sugimura, Kuniko Miyake
Contributor	Chishu Ryu, Haruko Sugimura, Kuniko Miyake, Yasujiro Ozu
Language	English
Studio	Criterion Collection
Release date	May 16, 2017
Number of discs	1
Model number	BRCC2768

Dimensions and installation
Dimensions listed	0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces

What to know before buying

The listing describes the main film as English-language and also identifies English subtitles and a new English subtitle translation. Check the selected edition’s language and subtitle details if those distinctions matter to your viewing.

Who is it for?

A good fit for

Viewers seeking Yasujiro Ozu’s comedy on Blu-ray, especially those interested in intergenerational family stories and postwar consumer culture.
Collectors who want the listed silent-film supplements and accompanying critical material.

Less suited to

Buyers seeking a film with a rating other than NR (Not Rated).
Viewers who require a clearly distinguished spoken-language track and subtitle-language specification without checking the edition details.

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Customer reviews on Amazon

4.6 / 5 · 147 ratings

5 stars79%79%
4 stars14%14%
3 stars3%3%
2 stars2%2%
1 star2%2%

Aggregate ratings skew strongly toward the top end, with a smaller share of lower ratings. This gives a broadly favorable but not unanimous impression, but the ratings alone do not explain what viewers liked or disliked. They are not evidence about restoration quality or the listed supplements.

Frequently asked questions

What film is on this Blu-ray?

It is Yasujiro Ozu’s comedy Good Morning, also identified as Ohayo, about two boys who stop speaking after their parents refuse to buy a television.

What supplements are listed?

The feature description lists I Was Born, But..., a surviving excerpt from A Straightforward Boy, a video essay on Ozu’s humor, an interview with film scholar David Bordwell, new English subtitles, and an essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum.

How long is the film?

The listed runtime is 1 hour and 33 minutes.

What language and subtitle details are given?

The details list English as the language and English subtitles. The special-edition description also mentions a new English subtitle translation.