Yasujirō Ozu
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-12-11 (60 years old)
Deathday
1963-12-12
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
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...
Acting
2023
as Stranger in Photo
1994
as Self (archive footage)
1978
as Self (archive footage)
1993
as Self (archival footage)
Production
1956
as Director
1949
as Director
1949
as Screenplay
1960
as Director
1960
as Screenplay
1942
as Director
1932
as Director
1958
as Director
1932
as Idea
1959
as Director
1961
as Director
1961
as Screenplay
1934
as Story
1934
as Director
1959
as Screenplay
1959
as Director
1953
as Director
1930
as Director
1929
as Director
1951
as Director
1936
as Story
1936
as Director
1962
as Screenplay
1962
as Director
1947
as Director
1957
as Director
1952
as Director
1964
as Script Supervisor
1941
as Director
1935
as Director
1937
as Director
1937
as Writer
1931
as Director
1932
as Director
1930
as Director
1948
as Director
1931
as Director
1933
as Director
1933
as Director
1933
as Director
1934
as Director
1929
as Director
1929
as Director
1930
as Director
1936
as Director
2003
as Original Film Writer
1955
as Screenplay
1929
as Director
1932
as Director
1929
as Writer
1965
as Story
1948
as Screenplay
1933
as Story
1930
as Story
1933
as Story
1934
as Story
1950
as Director
1950
as Screenplay
1963
as Writer
1935
as Story
1931
as Writer
1931
as Director
1941
1942
as Writer
1937
as Story
1964
as Writer
1933
as Story
1930
as Director
1932
as Director
1930
as Director
1935
as Director
1930
as Director
1930
as Director
1936
as Director
1929
as Director
1929
as Director
1927
as Director
1928
as Director
1928
as Director
1928
as Director
1928
as Director
1957
as Screenplay
1959
as Screenplay
1958
as Screenplay
1928
as Director
1928
as Writer
1928
as Story
1928
as Dialogue
1929
as Story
1929
as Story
1930
as Idea
1932
as Story
1936
as Writer
1947
as Screenplay
1951
as Screenplay
1952
as Screenplay
1953
as Screenplay
1956
as Screenplay
1987
as In Memory Of
2016
as Writer
2013
as Original Film Writer
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