Hello, Baby

1964 1h 21m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 4

Synopsis

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A young Tokyo couple’s blissful newlywed life is turned upside down when an unexpected pregnancy arrives, sending them on a whirlwind quest for support from eccentric relatives and well-meaning neighbors.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiju Kobayashi
Keisuke Yomoyama
Yasuo Tanabe
Yasuhiko Tanabe
Michiyo Azusa
Michiyo Aida
Kaoru Yachigusa
Fujiko Tachikawa
Kyôko Kishida
Ms Okiyama
Hiroshi Koizumi
Toshio Mikami
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Koji Nakata
Chieko Nakakita
Kazuko Mikami

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shūe Matsubayashi
Writers: Kihan Nagase
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, shot by Takeshi Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kôichi Iwashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Keiju Kobayashi and Yasuo Tanabe and Michiyo Azusa carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0363750 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shūe Matsubayashi directs. Takeshi Suzuki behind the camera. Kôichi Iwashita cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
262 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, shot by Takeshi Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Kôichi Iwashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Keiju Kobayashi and Yasuo Tanabe and Michiyo Azusa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0363750 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.