Yasujirō Ozu
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing55
movieWatashi-wa beretto
1964
Script Supervisor
movieAn Autumn Afternoon
1962
Director
movieThe End of Summer
1961
Director
movieLate Autumn
1960
Director
movieFloating Weeds
1959
Director
movieGood Morning
1959
Director
movieEquinox Flower
1958
Director
movieTokyo Twilight
1957
Director
movieEarly Spring
1956
Director
movieTokyo Story
1953
Director
movieEarly Summer
1951
Director
movieThe Munekata Sisters
1950
Director
movieLate Spring
1949
Director
movieA Hen in the Wind
1948
Director
movieThere Was a Father
1942
Director
movieThe Only Son
1936
Director
movieThe Lion Dance
1936
Director
movieCollege Is a Nice Place
1936
Director
movieAn Inn in Tokyo
1935
Director
movieAn Innocent Maid
1935
Director
moviePassing Fancy
1933
Director
movieDragnet Girl
1933
Director
movieWoman of Tokyo
1933
Director
movieI Was Born, But...
1932
Director
movieTokyo Chorus
1931
Director
movieThe Lady and the Beard
1931
Director
movieYoung Lady
1930
Director
movieThat Night's Wife
1930
Director
movieI Flunked, But...
1930
Director
movieWalk Cheerfully
1930
Director
movieA Primer on Marriage
1930
Director
movieA Straightforward Boy
1929
Director
movieI Graduated, But...
1929
Director
movieFighting Friends
1929
Director
movieDays of Youth
1929
Director
movieTreasure Mountain
1929
Director
moviePhysical Beauty
1928
Director
moviePumpkin
1928
Director
movieWife Lost
1928
Director
movieDreams of Youth
1928
Director
movieSword of Penitence
1927
Director
Writing47
tvOzu
2023
Original Story
movieMusume no kekkon
2003
Original Film Writer
movieAn Autumn Afternoon
2003
Screenplay
movieDanshun
1965
Original Story
movieAn Autumn Afternoon
1962
Screenplay
movieThe End of Summer
1961
Screenplay
movieLate Autumn
1960
Screenplay
movieFloating Weeds
1959
Screenplay
movieGood Morning
1959
Screenplay
movieEquinox Flower
1958
Screenplay
movieTokyo Twilight
1957
Screenplay
movieEarly Spring
1956
Screenplay
movieThe Moon Has Risen
1955
Screenplay
movieTokyo Story
1953
Screenplay
movieEarly Summer
1951
Screenplay
movieThe Munekata Sisters
1950
Screenplay
movieLate Spring
1949
Screenplay
movieA Hen in the Wind
1948
Screenplay
movieRecord of a Tenement Gentleman
1947
Screenplay
movieDays of Youth
1929
Writer
moviePhysical Beauty
1928
Dialogue
moviePumpkin
1928
Story
movieDreams of Youth
1928
Writer
Acting3
movieProust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Ozu Diaries
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieYasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake
1978
Self (archive footage)
Crew1
movieWings of Desire
1987
In Memory Of