Whistling in the Morning
1959, Japanese. Directed by Chisato Ikoma.
Minoru delivered newspapers to earn money for high school, but when his mother came down with illness he decided to use this money for her doctor's bill and gave up going to high school. His friends heard about this, and they donated money to his mother. So, Minoru goes to high school and yet he delivers newspapers cheerfully whistling every morning. A memorable film debut by Sayuri Yoshinaga, a representative of the Japanese film industry.The film adaptation of "Newspaper Delivery" by Minoru Yoshida, who won the Minister of Education Award at the national small and Medium student essay competition.
- Runtime
- 1h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 4 March 1959
- Original title
- 朝を呼ぶ口笛
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Sekiro Mitsubata
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Whistling in the Morning runs 61 minutes (1h 1m).
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Whistling in the Morning isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 March 1959. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Whistling in the Morning?
Whistling in the Morning (1959) was directed by Chisato Ikoma and stars Hiroshi Kato, Takahiro Tamura, Sayuri Yoshinaga.