Yasujirō Ozu
Directing
1903-12-11 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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.
Filmography
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026 · Movie
The Ozu Diaries
2025 · Movie
Ozu
2023 · Series
Lil’ Tokyo Story
2016 · Movie
Musume no kekkon
2003 · Movie
An Autumn Afternoon
2003 · Movie
Wings of Desire
1987 · Movie
Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake
1978 · Movie
Danshun
1965 · Movie
The Radish and the Carrot
1965 · Movie
Watashi-wa beretto
1964 · Movie
Youth After School
1963 · Movie
An Autumn Afternoon
1962 · Movie
The End of Summer
1961 · Movie
Late Autumn
1960 · Movie
Floating Weeds
1959 · Movie
Good Morning
1959 · Movie
Equinox Flower
1958 · Movie
Tokyo Twilight
1957 · Movie
Early Spring
1956 · Movie
The Moon Has Risen
1955 · Movie
Tokyo Story
1953 · Movie
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952 · Movie
Early Summer
1951 · Movie
The Munekata Sisters
1950 · Movie
Late Spring
1949 · Movie
A Hen in the Wind
1948 · Movie
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947 · Movie
There Was a Father
1942 · Movie
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941 · Movie
Unending Advance
1937 · Movie
What Did the Lady Forget?
1937 · Movie
The Only Son
1936 · Movie
The Lion Dance
1936 · Movie
College Is a Nice Place
1936 · Movie
An Inn in Tokyo
1935 · Movie
An Innocent Maid
1935 · Movie
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934 · Movie
A Mother Should Be Loved
1934 · Movie
Passing Fancy
1933 · Movie
Dragnet Girl
1933 · Movie
Woman of Tokyo
1933 · Movie
Until the Day We Meet Again
1932 · Movie
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1932 · Movie
I Was Born, But...
1932 · Movie
Spring Comes from the Ladies
1932 · Movie
Tokyo Chorus
1931 · Movie
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931 · Movie
The Lady and the Beard
1931 · Movie
Young Lady
1930 · Movie
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930 · Movie
The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
1930 · Movie
That Night's Wife
1930 · Movie
I Flunked, But...
1930 · Movie
Walk Cheerfully
1930 · Movie
A Primer on Marriage
1930 · Movie
A Straightforward Boy
1929 · Movie
The Life of an Office Worker
1929 · Movie
I Graduated, But...
1929 · Movie
Fighting Friends
1929 · Movie
Days of Youth
1929 · Movie
Treasure Mountain
1929 · Movie
Physical Beauty
1928 · Movie
Couple on the Move
1928 · Movie
Pumpkin
1928 · Movie
Wife Lost
1928 · Movie
Dreams of Youth
1928 · Movie
Sword of Penitence
1927 · Movie