Yasujirō Ozu

Director

Born: December 11, 1903
Died: December 12, 1963 (age 60)
From: 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…

Filmography (57)

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas (2026)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ozu Diaries (2025)
Self (archive footage)
Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake (1978)
Self (archive footage)
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
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The End of Summer (1961)
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Late Autumn (1960)
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Floating Weeds (1959)
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Good Morning (1959)
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Equinox Flower (1958)
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Tokyo Twilight (1957)
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Early Spring (1956)
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Tokyo Story (1953)
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The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
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Early Summer (1951)
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The Munekata Sisters (1950)
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Late Spring (1949)
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A Hen in the Wind (1948)
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Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
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There Was a Father (1942)
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Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
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What Did the Lady Forget? (1937)
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The Only Son (1936)
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The Lion Dance (1936)
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College Is a Nice Place (1936)
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An Inn in Tokyo (1935)
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An Innocent Maid (1935)
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A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
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A Mother Should Be Loved (1934)
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Passing Fancy (1933)
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Dragnet Girl (1933)
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