Yasujirō Ozu
Directing
Born 1903-12-11
Died 1963-12-12
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
68 credits
Mainichi Film Award for Best Director 1
Sutherland Trophy 1
Medal with Purple Ribbon 1
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director 1
Awards
Won 1 Mainichi Film Award for Best Director Award
Mainichi Film Award for Best Director 1 won
- — Best Director Won
Sutherland Trophy 1 won
- 1958 Sutherland Trophy Won Tokyo Story
Medal with Purple Ribbon 1 won
- 1958 Medal with Purple Ribbon Won
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director 1 won
- 1952 Best Director Won Early Summer
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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
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Directing
49 credits
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
Good Morning
An Autumn Afternoon
Tokyo Twilight
Spring Comes from the Ladies
Sword of Penitence
Equinox Flower
Late Autumn
Floating Weeds
Treasure Mountain
Dreams of Youth
Early Summer
The Lion Dance
The End of Summer
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
Couple on the Move
There Was a Father
Early Spring
The Only Son
A Hen in the Wind
I Was Born, But...
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
The Munekata Sisters
A Story of Floating Weeds
An Innocent Maid
What Did the Lady Forget?
Dragnet Girl
Walk Cheerfully
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
A Primer on Marriage
Tokyo Chorus
That Night's Wife
Wife Lost
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
The Lady and the Beard
I Flunked, But...
Pumpkin
Physical Beauty
A Mother Should Be Loved
Days of Youth
Passing Fancy
An Inn in Tokyo
Woman of Tokyo
Young Lady
I Graduated, But...
A Straightforward Boy
Writing
40 credits
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Ozu
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
Good Morning
An Autumn Afternoon
Tokyo Twilight
Spring Comes from the Ladies
Equinox Flower
Late Autumn
Floating Weeds
Treasure Mountain
Unending Advance
Dreams of Youth
Early Summer
The End of Summer
There Was a Father
Early Spring
The Only Son
A Hen in the Wind
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
The Munekata Sisters
A Story of Floating Weeds
The Moon Has Risen
An Autumn Afternoon
What Did the Lady Forget?
Dragnet Girl
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
I Flunked, But...
The Radish and the Carrot
Pumpkin
A Mother Should Be Loved
Danshun
Days of Youth
Passing Fancy
An Inn in Tokyo
Woman of Tokyo
Lil’ Tokyo Story
Youth After School
Acting
6 credits
Wings of Desire
I Was Born, But...
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake
Physical Beauty
Young Lady
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