Yasujirō Ozu
Directing
Born: December 11, 1903 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died: December 12, 1963 (aged 60)
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
Wings of Desire
1987
Tokyo Story
1953
Late Spring
1949
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
Good Morning
1959
Early Summer
1951
Floating Weeds
1959
Late Autumn
1960
Equinox Flower
1958
Tokyo Twilight
1957
I Was Born, But...
1932
The Only Son
1936
Photos (2)
Self / Appearances (3)
Directing (54)
Tokyo Story
Director
Late Spring
Director
An Autumn Afternoon
Director
Good Morning
Director
Early Spring
Director
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Director
Late Autumn
Director
Tokyo Twilight
Director
Floating Weeds
Director
The Only Son
Director
There Was a Father
Director
The End of Summer
Director
Equinox Flower
Director
Early Summer
Director
I Was Born, But...
Director
A Hen in the Wind
Director
A Story of Floating Weeds
Director
Dreams of Youth
Director
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
Director
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Director
Sword of Penitence
Director
The Munekata Sisters
Director
What Did the Lady Forget?
Director
Treasure Mountain
Director
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Director
The Lion Dance
Director
Spring Comes from the Ladies
Director
That Night's Wife
Director
Passing Fancy
Director
Dragnet Girl
Director
Woman of Tokyo
Director
A Straightforward Boy
Director
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
Director
The Lady and the Beard
Director
Walk Cheerfully
Director
An Innocent Maid
Director
Young Lady
Director
The Life of an Office Worker
Director
Tokyo Chorus
Director
I Flunked, But...
Director
Days of Youth
Director
I Graduated, But...
Director
Pumpkin
Director
Wife Lost
Director
A Primer on Marriage
Director
The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
Director
Physical Beauty
Director
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
Director
A Mother Should Be Loved
Director
An Inn in Tokyo
Director
Watashi-wa beretto
Script Supervisor
Until the Day We Meet Again
Director
Fighting Friends
Director
College Is a Nice Place
Director
Writing (46)
Tokyo Story
Screenplay
Late Spring
Screenplay
Ozu
Original Story
An Autumn Afternoon
Screenplay
Good Morning
Screenplay
Early Spring
Screenplay
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Screenplay
Late Autumn
Screenplay
Tokyo Twilight
Screenplay
Floating Weeds
Screenplay
The Only Son
Story
There Was a Father
Writer
The End of Summer
Screenplay
Equinox Flower
Screenplay
Early Summer
Screenplay
I Was Born, But...
Idea
A Hen in the Wind
Screenplay
A Story of Floating Weeds
Story
Dreams of Youth
Writer
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Screenplay
The Munekata Sisters
Screenplay
What Did the Lady Forget?
Writer
Treasure Mountain
Story
Unending Advance
Story
The Moon Has Risen
Screenplay
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Writer
Spring Comes from the Ladies
Story
Passing Fancy
Story
Dragnet Girl
Story
Woman of Tokyo
Story
The Radish and the Carrot
Story
Young Lady
Idea
The Life of an Office Worker
Story
Youth After School
Writer
I Flunked, But...
Story
Days of Youth
Writer
An Autumn Afternoon
Screenplay
Pumpkin
Story
Musume no kekkon
Original Film Writer
Danshun
Original Story
Physical Beauty
Dialogue
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
Writer
A Mother Should Be Loved
Story
An Inn in Tokyo
Story
Watashi-wa beretto
Writer
College Is a Nice Place
Writer