Product Details

• Actors: Hiro Suzuki, Eiji Funakoshi, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kumeko Urabe, Misako Watanabe
• Directors: Kon Ichikawa
• Writers: Michio Matsuda, Natto Wada
• Producers: Kon Ichikawa, Hidemasa Nagata, Hiroaki Fujii
• Format: Color, Subtitled, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Homevision
• VHS Release Date: September 3, 1996
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6303012051
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #354,208 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Told alternately from the vantage point of a two-year-old boy and his fretting first-time parents, this bright and simple story defines the joys of life in the way the lovable toddler endlessly investigates the world. Looking through little Taro's eyes, we understand the fascination with climbing stairs and the mysteries of the man on the moon. Only Taro's aged grandmother, whose doting ways come into conflict with her daughter-in-law's child-rearing rules, grasps life as zealously as the boy does. Ichikawa's sweet and funny family portrait touchingly illustrates both the impact of the generation gap and the strength of familial bonds.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant, November 10, 2000

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This review is from: Being Two Isn't Easy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Cute look at a young couple raising a toddler. Can they agree on how to parent him? Are they neglectful, over-anxious or just simply typical? What will moving in with grandma entail? How might the boy perceive the adults' actions and what might explain some of his? From renowned director Kon Ichikawa. Had to have had at least a minor influence on the Look Who's Talking trilogy, this, to my knowledge, the first film where a not-yet-talking child's "thoughts" are relayed. Pleasant, wholesome...