Yasujirō Ozu

Directing·Dec 11, 1903·Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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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.

Film	Credit
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas2026 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ozu Diaries2025 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
LLil’ Tokyo Story2016 · Writer	Writer
An Autumn Afternoon2003 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake1978 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Watashi-wa beretto1964 · Writer	Writer
Youth After School1963 · Writer	Writer
An Autumn Afternoon1962 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The End of Summer1961 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Late Autumn1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Floating Weeds1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Good Morning1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Equinox Flower1958 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Tokyo Twilight1957 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Early Spring1956 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Moon Has Risen1955 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Tokyo Story1953 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice1952 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Early Summer1951 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Munekata Sisters1950 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Late Spring1949 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
A Hen in the Wind1948 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Record of a Tenement Gentleman1947 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
There Was a Father1942 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family1941 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
What Did the Lady Forget?1937 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Only Son1936 · Director	Director
The Lion Dance1936 · Director	Director
College Is a Nice Place1936 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
An Inn in Tokyo1935 · Director	Director
An Innocent Maid1935 · Director	Director
A Story of Floating Weeds1934 · Director	Director
A Mother Should Be Loved1934 · Director	Director
Passing Fancy1933 · Director	Director
Dragnet Girl1933 · Director	Director
Woman of Tokyo1933 · Director	Director
Until the Day We Meet Again1932 · Director	Director
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?1932 · Director	Director
I Was Born, But...1932 · Director	Director
Spring Comes from the Ladies1932 · Director	Director
Tokyo Chorus1931 · Director	Director
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman1931 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Lady and the Beard1931 · Director	Director
Young Lady1930 · Director	Director
The Luck Which Touched the Leg1930 · Director	Director
The Revengeful Spirit of Eros1930 · Director	Director
That Night's Wife1930 · Director	Director
I Flunked, But...1930 · Director	Director