Yasujirō Ozu
Directing
Born: 1903-12-11 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died: 1963-12-12
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ozu Diaries
2025
Self (archive footage)
Lil’ Tokyo Story
2016
Writer
Musume no kekkon
2003
Original Film Writer
An Autumn Afternoon
2003
Screenplay
Wings of Desire
1987
In Memory Of
Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake
1978
Self (archive footage)
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
Story
Danshun
1965
Original Story
Watashi-wa beretto
1964
Script Supervisor
Youth After School
1963
Writer
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
Director
The End of Summer
1961
Director
Late Autumn
1960
Director
Good Morning
1959
Director
Floating Weeds
1959
Director
Equinox Flower
1958
Director
Tokyo Twilight
1957
Director
Early Spring
1956
Director
The Moon Has Risen
1955
Screenplay
Tokyo Story
1953
Director
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
Director
Early Summer
1951
Director
The Munekata Sisters
1950
Director
Late Spring
1949
Director
A Hen in the Wind
1948
Director
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947
Director
There Was a Father
1942
Director
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
Director
What Did the Lady Forget?
1937
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