Yasujirō Ozu
Directing · Born 1903-12-11 · age 60 at death · 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.
Titles
Wings of Desire
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
An Autumn Afternoon
Good Morning
Early Summer
Floating Weeds
Late Autumn
Equinox Flower
Tokyo Twilight
I Was Born, But...
The Only Son
The End of Summer
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Early Spring
There Was a Father
A Story of Floating Weeds
A Hen in the Wind
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Tokyo Chorus
What Did the Lady Forget?
The Munekata Sisters
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Woman of Tokyo
An Inn in Tokyo
A Straightforward Boy
Passing Fancy
That Night's Wife
Dragnet Girl
I Graduated, But...
The Moon Has Risen
Days of Youth
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
Walk Cheerfully
The Lion Dance
A Mother Should Be Loved
Fighting Friends
I Flunked, But...
The Lady and the Beard
Watashi-wa beretto
Until the Day We Meet Again
The Radish and the Carrot
Young Lady
Musume no kekkon
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
Unending Advance
A Primer on Marriage
Spring Comes from the Ladies
The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
An Innocent Maid
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
College Is a Nice Place
The Life of an Office Worker
Treasure Mountain
Sword of Penitence
Pumpkin
Physical Beauty
Couple on the Move
Wife Lost
Dreams of Youth