Yasujirō Ozu
Known for: Directing
Born: December 11, 1903
Died: December 12, 1963
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
67 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
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Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026
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The Ozu Diaries
2025
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Ozu
2023NR
Lil’ Tokyo Story
2016
4.0
Musume no kekkon
2003
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An Autumn Afternoon
2003
7.8
Wings of Desire
1987
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Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake
1978
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Danshun
1965
9.0
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
5.7
Watashi-wa beretto
1964
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Youth After School
1963
7.9
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
7.5
The End of Summer
1961
7.7
Late Autumn
1960
7.5
Floating Weeds
1959
7.7
Good Morning
1959
7.4
Equinox Flower
1958
7.7
Tokyo Twilight
1957
7.5
Early Spring
1956
6.9
The Moon Has Risen
1955
8.1
Tokyo Story
1953
7.5
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
7.8
Early Summer
1951
7.1
The Munekata Sisters
1950
8.0
Late Spring
1949
7.1
A Hen in the Wind
1948
7.2
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947
7.0
There Was a Father
1942
6.9
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941
10.0
Unending Advance
1937
6.3
What Did the Lady Forget?
1937
7.4
The Only Son
1936
6.0
The Lion Dance
1936
9.0
College Is a Nice Place
1936
7.1
An Inn in Tokyo
1935
7.0
An Innocent Maid
1935
7.2
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
5.8
A Mother Should Be Loved
1934
6.6
Passing Fancy
1933
6.6
Dragnet Girl
1933
6.8
Woman of Tokyo
1933
8.0
Until the Day We Meet Again
1932
6.5
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1932
7.5
I Was Born, But...
1932
10.0
Spring Comes from the Ladies
1932
6.8
Tokyo Chorus
1931
8.0
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931
6.0
The Lady and the Beard
1931
8.0
Young Lady
1930
10.0
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930
10.0
The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
1930
6.3
That Night's Wife
1930
5.9
I Flunked, But...
1930
6.1
Walk Cheerfully
1930
8.0
A Primer on Marriage
1930
5.8
A Straightforward Boy
1929
7.0
The Life of an Office Worker
1929
5.8
I Graduated, But...
1929
5.8
Fighting Friends
1929
5.6
Days of Youth
1929
10.0
Treasure Mountain
1929
10.0
Physical Beauty
19289.0
Couple on the Move
1928
8.0
Pumpkin
1928
10.0
Wife Lost
1928
10.0
Dreams of Youth
1928
10.0
Sword of Penitence
1927