Yasujirō Ozu

Known For

Directing

Born

Dec 11, 1903

Died

Dec 12, 1963

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Credits

68 titles

Yasujirō Ozu

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

Filmography

2026

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2025

The Ozu Diaries

Self (archive footage)

Movie
2023

Ozu

Original Story

Tv
2016

Lil’ Tokyo Story

Writer

Movie
2003

Musume no kekkon

Original Film Writer

Movie
2003

An Autumn Afternoon

Screenplay

Movie
1987

Wings of Desire

In Memory Of

Movie
1978

Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake

Self (archive footage)

Movie
1965

Danshun

Original Story

Movie
1965

The Radish and the Carrot

Story

Movie
1964

Watashi-wa beretto

Script Supervisor

Movie
1963

Youth After School

Writer

Movie
1962

An Autumn Afternoon

Director

Movie
1961

The End of Summer

Director

Movie
1960

Late Autumn

Director

Movie
1959

Floating Weeds

Director

Movie
1959

Good Morning

Director

Movie
1958

Equinox Flower

Director

Movie
1957

Tokyo Twilight

Director

Movie
1956

Early Spring

Director

Movie
1955

The Moon Has Risen

Screenplay

Movie
1953

Tokyo Story

Director

Movie
1952

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

Director

Movie
1951

Early Summer

Director

Movie
1950

The Munekata Sisters

Screenplay

Movie
1949

Late Spring

Screenplay

Movie
1948

A Hen in the Wind

Director

Movie
1947

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Director

Movie
1942

There Was a Father

Director

Movie
1941

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

Director

Movie
1937

Unending Advance

Story

Movie
1937

What Did the Lady Forget?

Director

Movie
1936

The Only Son

Story

Movie
1936

The Lion Dance

Director

Movie
1936

College Is a Nice Place

Director

Movie
1935

An Inn in Tokyo

Director

Movie
1935

An Innocent Maid

Director

Movie
1934

A Story of Floating Weeds

Director

Movie
1934

A Mother Should Be Loved

Director

Movie
1933

Passing Fancy

Director

Movie
1933

Dragnet Girl

Director

Movie
1933

Woman of Tokyo

Director

Movie
1932

Until the Day We Meet Again

Director

Movie
1932

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

Director

Movie
1932

I Was Born, But...

Director

Movie
1932

Spring Comes from the Ladies

Director

Movie
1931

Tokyo Chorus

Director

Movie
1931

The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman

Director

Movie
1931

The Lady and the Beard

Director

Movie
1930

Young Lady

Director

Movie