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
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
A Hen in the Wind
Tokyo Chorus
The Munekata Sisters
What Did the Lady Forget?
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Woman of Tokyo
An Inn in Tokyo
A Straightforward Boy
Passing Fancy
Dragnet Girl
That Night's Wife
I Graduated, But...
The Moon Has Risen
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
Days 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
Unending Advance
Spring Comes from the Ladies
The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
Treasure Mountain
Sword of Penitence
Physical Beauty
Wife Lost
Dreams of Youth
College Is a Nice Place
Couple on the Move
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
A Primer on Marriage
Young Lady
Pumpkin
An Innocent Maid
The Life of an Office Worker
Musume no kekkon