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"Important things are hard to say."

1959

1h 34m

7.7(327 votes)

Comedy

Family

Drama

Overview

Two boys beg their parents for a television set, nagging them until all patience is lost. The parents order the boys to be quiet and the boys do exactly that--refusing to utter a word. The boys' silence ultimately puts the whole neighborhood into turmoil.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Heiichiro Fukui

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Setsuko Arita

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Keitaro Hayashi

Kuniko Miyake

Kuniko Miyake

Tamiko Hayashi

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Kikue Haraguchi

Kōji Shitara

Kōji Shitara

Minoru Hayashi

Masahiko Shimazu

Masahiko Shimazu

Isamu Hayashi

Kyōko Izumi

Kyōko Izumi

Midori Maruyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Pushy Man

Toyo Takahashi

Toyo Takahashi

Shige Okubo

Creative team

Directed by: Yasujirō Ozu
Written by: Kōgo Noda
Yasujirō Ozu
Produced by: Shizuo Yamanouchi

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