Biography
Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He began his career during the era of silent films. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in the 1930s. Marriage and family, especially the relationships between the generations, are prominent themes in Ozu's work. His most lauded films include Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953), Floating Weeds (1959), and An Autumn Afternoon (1962). His reputation has continued to grow since his death, and he is widely regarded as one of the world's most influential directors. In the 2012 Sight & Sound poll, Ozu's Tokyo Story was voted the greatest film of all time by world directors.
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Filmography
all 66
Movies 65
Director 54
Writer 5
self 3
TV Shows 1
Stranger in Photo
applechedikal (2023)
Movie
Original Story
Ozu (2023)
TV
Writer
Musume no kekkon (2003)
Movie
Self
The Cinema of Ozu According to Kiju Yoshida (1994)
Movie
Self (archival footage)
Talking with Ozu (1993)
Movie
In Memory Of
Wings of Desire (1987)
Movie
4.75
Self
Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake (1978)
Movie
Writer
The Radish and the Carrot (1965)
Movie
Script Supervisor
My Bellett (1964)
Movie
Writer
Youth After School (1963)
Movie
Screenplay / Director
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Movie
1
Screenplay / Director
The End of Summer (1961)
Movie
Screenplay / Director
Late Autumn (1960)
Movie
Screenplay / Director
Floating Weeds (1959)
Movie
6
Screenplay / Director
Good Morning (1959)
Movie
4
Screenplay / Director
Equinox Flower (1958)
Movie
Director
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Movie
3.75
Director
Early Spring (1956)
Movie
Writer
The Moon Has Risen (1955)
Movie
Director
Tokyo Story (1953)
Movie
4.73
Director
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
Movie
Director
Early Summer (1951)
Movie
Screenplay / Director
The Munekata Sisters (1950)
Movie
Screenplay / Director
Late Spring (1949)
Movie
3.71
Director
A Hen in the Wind (1948)
Movie
Screenplay / Director
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
Movie
Director / Writer
There Was a Father (1942)
Movie
Director
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
Movie
Writer
Unending Advance (1937)
Movie
Director
What Did the Lady Forget? (1937)
Movie
Director
The Only Son (1936)
Movie
Director
The Lion Dance (1936)
Movie
Director
College is a Nice Place (1936)
Movie
Director
An Inn in Tokyo (1935)
Movie
Director
An Innocent Maid (1935)
Movie
Director / Story
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
Movie
Director
A Mother Should Be Loved (1934)
Movie
Director
Passing Fancy (1933)
Movie
Director
Dragnet Girl (1933)
Movie
Director
Woman of Tokyo (1933)
Movie
Director
Until the Day We Meet Again (1932)
Movie
Director
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932)
Movie
Director
I Was Born, But... (1932)
Movie
Director
Spring Comes from the Ladies (1932)
Movie
Director
Tokyo Chorus (1931)
Movie
Director
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman (1931)
Movie
Director
The Lady and the Beard (1931)
Movie
Director
Young Lady (1930)
Movie
Director
The Luck Which Touched the Leg (1930)
Movie
Director
The Revengeful Spirit of Eros (1930)
Movie
Director
That Night's Wife (1930)
Movie
Director
I Flunked, But... (1930)
Movie
Director
Walk Cheerfully (1930)
Movie
Director
A Primer on Marriage (1930)
Movie
Director
A Straightforward Boy (1929)
Movie
Director
The Life of an Office Worker (1929)
Movie
Director
I Graduated, But... (1929)
Movie
Director
Fighting Friends (1929)
Movie
Director
Days of Youth (1929)
Movie
Director
Treasure Mountain (1929)
Movie
Director
Physical Beauty (1928)
Movie
Director
Couple on the Move (1928)
Movie
Director
Pumpkin (1928)
Movie
Director
Wife Lost (1928)
Movie
Director
Dreams of Youth (1928)
Movie
Director
Sword of Penitence (1927)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.57
Based on 275 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1903-12-11
Deathday1963-12-12 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceFukagawa, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
ResidencesTokyo · Matsusaka, Japan
Also Known AsOzu Yasujiro, Yasujirô Ozu, Ozu Yasujirō, Shuutarou Komiya, James Maki, Ernst Schwartz, Yasujiro Ozu, 小津安二郎, 오즈 야스지로, Ясудзиро Одзу, ジェームス・槇, Shūtarō Komiya
AwardsMainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay, Mainichi Film Award for Best Director, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Sutherland Trophy
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