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Yasujirō Ozu

Lived · 60 Born · Dec 11, 1903 From · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan Films · 53

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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.

Known for

An Autumn Afternoon poster

An Autumn Afternoon

The End of Summer poster

The End of Summer

Late Autumn poster

Floating Weeds poster

Career timeline

1962

An Autumn Afternoon Notable

1961

The End of Summer Notable

1960

Late Autumn Notable

1959

Floating Weeds Notable

Good Morning Notable

1958

Equinox Flower Notable

1957

Tokyo Twilight Notable

1956

Early Spring Notable

1953

Tokyo Story Notable

1952

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice Notable

1951

Early Summer Notable

1950

The Munekata Sisters Notable

1949

Late Spring Notable

1948

A Hen in the Wind Notable

1947

Record of a Tenement Gentleman Notable

1942

There Was a Father Notable

1941

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1937

What Did the Lady Forget?

1936

The Only Son Notable

College Is a Nice Place Notable

1935

An Inn in Tokyo Notable

An Innocent Maid Notable

1934

A Story of Floating Weeds Notable

A Mother Should Be Loved

Frequently appears with

Shuhei Hirayama

Michiko Hirayama

Michiyo Aratama

Keiju Kobayashi

Masahiko Shimazu

Full filmography

An Autumn Afternoon poster

An Autumn Afternoon

The End of Summer poster

The End of Summer

Late Autumn poster

Floating Weeds poster

Good Morning poster

Equinox Flower poster

Tokyo Twilight poster

Early Spring poster

Tokyo Story poster

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice poster

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

Early Summer poster

The Munekata Sisters poster

The Munekata Sisters

Late Spring poster

A Hen in the Wind poster

A Hen in the Wind

Record of a Tenement Gentleman poster

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

There Was a Father poster

There Was a Father

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family poster

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

What Did the Lady Forget? poster

What Did the Lady Forget?

The Only Son poster

The Lion Dance poster

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