Yasujirō Ozu

Personal Info

Known For Directing

Known Credits 66

Gender Male

Birthday December 11, 1903

Day of Death December 12, 1963 (60 years old)

Place of Birth Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Also 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

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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.

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.

Directing

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Writing

2023
2003
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1963
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Acting

2023
1994
1993
1978

Crew

1987

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