Two young brothers in suburban Japan demand a television set from their father, and are promptly told to shut up. In protest, the boys take their father at his word and cease speaking, refusing to say even "good morning" to the neighborhood ladies, causing a neighborhood quarrel. This reconfigured remake of Ozu's I WAS BORN, BUT... brings the focus on the dissolution of the family into the realm of the farce, all the while maintaining the sense of sadness present in all of his films.