Yasujirō Ozu
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
DirectingBirthday
December 11, 1903Deathday
December 12, 1963Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
65Place of birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, JapanAlso known as
Ozu 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
Cast credits
Crew credits
Late Spring
Screenplay, Director
Early Spring
Director, Screenplay
Late Autumn
Director, Screenplay
There Was a Father
Director, Writer
I Was Born, But...
Director, Idea
Equinox Flower
Director, Screenplay
The End of Summer
Director, Screenplay
Good Morning
Director, Screenplay
A Story of Floating Weeds
Director, Story
Floating Weeds
Director, Screenplay
Tokyo Story
Director, Screenplay
That Night's Wife
Director
Days of Youth
Director, Writer
Early Summer
Director, Screenplay
An Autumn Afternoon
Director, Screenplay
The Only Son
Story, Director
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Director, Screenplay
Tokyo Twilight
Director, Screenplay
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Director, Screenplay
The Munekata Sisters
Screenplay, Director
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Director, WriterImages
