Directing
Yasujirō Ozu
PT, EN, JA, DE cinema · 67 credits
Born
11 December 1903
Died
12 December 1963 (aged 60)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Also known as Ozu Yasujiro · Yasujirô Ozu · Ozu Yasujirō · Shuutarou Komiya · James Maki · Ernst Schwartz
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.
Known for
Filmography
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ozu Diaries
as Self (archive footage)
Musume no kekkon
Original Film Writer
An Autumn Afternoon
Screenplay
Wings of Desire
In Memory Of
Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake
as Self (archive footage)
Danshun
Original Story
Watashi-wa beretto
Script Supervisor, Writer
An Autumn Afternoon
Director, Screenplay
The End of Summer
Director, Screenplay
Late Autumn
Director, Screenplay
Good Morning
Director, Screenplay
Floating Weeds
Director, Screenplay
Equinox Flower
Director, Screenplay
Tokyo Twilight
Director, Screenplay
Early Spring
Director, Screenplay
The Moon Has Risen
Screenplay
Tokyo Story
Director, Screenplay
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Director, Screenplay
Early Summer
Director, Screenplay
The Munekata Sisters
Screenplay, Director
Late Spring
Screenplay, Director
A Hen in the Wind
Director, Screenplay
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Director, Screenplay
There Was a Father
Director, Writer
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Director, Writer
What Did the Lady Forget?
Director, Writer
The Only Son
Story, Director
The Lion Dance
Director
College Is a Nice Place
Director, Writer
An Inn in Tokyo
Director, Story
An Innocent Maid
Director
A Story of Floating Weeds
Director, Story
A Mother Should Be Loved
Director, Story
Passing Fancy
Director, Story
Dragnet Girl
Director, Story
Woman of Tokyo
Director, Story
I Was Born, But...
Director, Idea
Spring Comes from the Ladies
Director, Story
Tokyo Chorus
Director
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
Director, Writer
That Night's Wife
Director
I Flunked, But...
Director, Story
Walk Cheerfully
Director
Young Lady
Director, Idea
A Primer on Marriage
Director
Days of Youth
Director, Writer
I Graduated, But...
Director
Fighting Friends
Director
Treasure Mountain
Director, Story
The Life of an Office Worker
Director, Story
Physical Beauty
Director, Dialogue
Pumpkin
Director, Story
Wife Lost
Director
Dreams of Youth
Director, Writer
Sword of Penitence
Director