Yasujirō Ozu
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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Movies (67)
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ozu Diaries
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Lil’ Tokyo Story
2016 · Writer
Musume no kekkon
2003 · Original Film Writer
An Autumn Afternoon
2003 · Screenplay
Wings of Desire
1987 · In Memory Of
Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake
1978 · Self (archive footage)
Danshun
1965 · Original Story
The Radish and the Carrot
1965 · Story
Watashi-wa beretto
1964 · Script Supervisor, Writer
Youth After School
1963 · Writer
An Autumn Afternoon
1962 · Screenplay, Director
The End of Summer
1961 · Director, Screenplay
Late Autumn
1960 · Director, Screenplay
Floating Weeds
1959 · Screenplay, Director
Good Morning
1959 · Director, Screenplay
Equinox Flower
1958 · Director, Screenplay
Tokyo Twilight
1957 · Director, Screenplay
Early Spring
1956 · Director, Screenplay
The Moon Has Risen
1955 · Screenplay
Tokyo Story
1953 · Director, Screenplay
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952 · Director, Screenplay
Early Summer
1951 · Director, Screenplay
The Munekata Sisters
1950 · Director, Screenplay
Late Spring
1949 · Director, Screenplay
A Hen in the Wind
1948 · Director, Screenplay
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1947 · Director, Screenplay
There Was a Father
1942 · Director, Writer
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1941 · Director, Writer
Unending Advance
1937 · Story
What Did the Lady Forget?
1937 · Director, Writer
The Only Son
1936 · Story, Director
The Lion Dance
1936 · Director
College Is a Nice Place
1936 · Director, Writer
An Inn in Tokyo
1935 · Director, Story
An Innocent Maid
1935 · Director
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934 · Story, Director
A Mother Should Be Loved
1934 · Director, Story
Passing Fancy
1933 · Director, Story
Dragnet Girl
1933 · Director, Story
Woman of Tokyo
1933 · Director, Story
Until the Day We Meet Again
1932 · Director
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1932 · Director
I Was Born, But...
1932 · Director, Idea
Spring Comes from the Ladies
1932 · Director, Story
Tokyo Chorus
1931 · Director
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931 · Writer, Director
The Lady and the Beard
1931 · Director
Young Lady
1930 · Director, Idea
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930 · Director
The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
1930 · Director
That Night's Wife
1930 · Director
I Flunked, But...
1930 · Director, Story
Walk Cheerfully
1930 · Director
A Primer on Marriage
1930 · Director
A Straightforward Boy
1929 · Director
The Life of an Office Worker
1929 · Director, Story
I Graduated, But...
1929 · Director
Fighting Friends
1929 · Director
Days of Youth
1929 · Director, Writer
Treasure Mountain
1929 · Director, Story
Physical Beauty
1928 · Director, Dialogue
Couple on the Move
1928 · Director
Pumpkin
1928 · Director, Story
Wife Lost
1928 · Director
Dreams of Youth
1928 · Director, Writer
Sword of Penitence
1927 · Director
