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Yasujirō Ozu

Yasujirō Ozu

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

11/12/1903

Day of Death

12/12/1963
(60) years old

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Biography

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 them... Read More

Known For

Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake

Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake

Filmography

Cast

1978

Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake

as Self (archive footage)

Crew

2016

Lil’ Tokyo Story

as Writer

2003

Musume no kekkon

as Original Film Writer

2003

An Autumn Afternoon

as Screenplay

1987

Wings of Desire

as In Memory Of

1965

The Radish and the Carrot

as Story

1964

My Bellett

as Script Supervisor

1964

My Bellett

as Writer

1963

Youth After School

as Writer

1962

An Autumn Afternoon

as Screenplay

1962

An Autumn Afternoon

as Director

1961

The End of Summer

as Director

1961

The End of Summer

as Screenplay

1960

Late Autumn

as Director

1960

Late Autumn

as Screenplay

1959

Floating Weeds

as Screenplay

1959

Floating Weeds

as Director

1959

Good Morning

as Director

1959

Good Morning

as Screenplay

1958

Equinox Flower

as Director

1958

Equinox Flower

as Screenplay

1957

Tokyo Twilight

as Director

1957

Tokyo Twilight

as Screenplay

1956

Early Spring

as Director

1956

Early Spring

as Screenplay

1955

The Moon Has Risen

as Screenplay

1953

Tokyo Story

as Director

1953

Tokyo Story

as Screenplay

1952

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

as Director

1952

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

as Screenplay

1951

Early Summer

as Director

1951

Early Summer

as Screenplay

1950

The Munekata Sisters

as Director

1950

The Munekata Sisters

as Screenplay

1949

Late Spring

as Director

1949

Late Spring

as Screenplay

1948

A Hen in the Wind

as Director

1948

A Hen in the Wind

as Screenplay

1947

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

as Director

1947

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

as Screenplay

1942

There Was a Father

as Director

1942

There Was a Father

as Writer

1941

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

as Director

1941

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

as Writer

1937

Unending Advance

as Story

1937

What Did the Lady Forget?

as Director

1937

What Did the Lady Forget?

as Writer

1936

The Only Son

as Story

1936

The Only Son

as Director

1936

The Lion Dance

as Director

1936

College Is a Nice Place

as Director

1936

College Is a Nice Place

as Writer

1935

An Inn in Tokyo

as Director

1935

An Inn in Tokyo

as Story

1935

An Innocent Maid

as Director

1934

A Story of Floating Weeds

as Story

1934

A Story of Floating Weeds

as Director

1934

A Mother Should Be Loved

as Director

1934

A Mother Should Be Loved

as Story

1933

Passing Fancy

as Director

1933

Passing Fancy

as Story

1933

Dragnet Girl

as Director

1933

Dragnet Girl

as Story

1933

Woman of Tokyo

as Director

1933

Woman of Tokyo

as Story

1932

Until the Day We Meet Again

as Director

1932

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

as Director

1932

I Was Born, But...

as Director

1932

I Was Born, But...

as Idea

1932

Spring Comes from the Ladies

as Director

1932

Spring Comes from the Ladies

as Story

1931

Tokyo Chorus

as Director

1931

The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman

as Writer

1931

The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman

as Director

1931

The Lady and the Beard

as Director

1930

Young Lady

as Director

1930

Young Lady

as Idea

1930

The Luck Which Touched the Leg

as Director

1930

The Revengeful Spirit of Eros

as Director

1930

That Night's Wife

as Director

1930

I Flunked, But...

as Director

1930

I Flunked, But...

as Story

1930

Walk Cheerfully

as Director

1930

A Primer on Marriage

as Director

1929

A Straightforward Boy

as Director

1929

The Life of an Office Worker

as Director

1929

The Life of an Office Worker

as Story

1929

I Graduated, But...

as Director

1929

Fighting Friends

as Director

1929

Days of Youth

as Director

1929

Days of Youth

as Writer

1929

Treasure Mountain

as Director

1929

Treasure Mountain

as Story

1928

Physical Beauty

as Director

1928

Physical Beauty

as Dialogue

1928

Couple on the Move

as Director

1928

Pumpkin

as Director

1928

Pumpkin

as Story

1928

Wife Lost

as Director

1928

Dreams of Youth

as Director

1928

Dreams of Youth

as Writer

1927

Sword of Penitence

as Director