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.
Crew
Late Spring
Director, Screenplay
Early Spring
Director, Screenplay
Late Autumn
Screenplay, Director
There Was a Father
Director, Writer
I Was Born, But...
Idea, Director
Equinox Flower
Director, Screenplay
The End of Summer
Screenplay, Director
Good Morning
Director, Screenplay
A Story of Floating Weeds
Director, Story
Floating Weeds
Screenplay, Director
Tokyo Story
Director, Screenplay
Days of Youth
Director, Writer
That Night's Wife
Director
The Only Son
Director, Story
Early Summer
Director, Screenplay
An Autumn Afternoon
Screenplay, Director
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Director, Screenplay
Tokyo Twilight
Director, Screenplay
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Director, Screenplay
My Bellett
Script Supervisor, Writer
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Director, Writer
An Inn in Tokyo
Director, Story
What Did the Lady Forget?
Director, Writer
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
Director
I Flunked, But...
Director, Story
The Lady and the Beard
Director
A Hen in the Wind
Director, Screenplay
Tokyo Chorus
Director
Passing Fancy
Director, Story
Dragnet Girl
Director, Story
Woman of Tokyo
Director, Story
A Mother Should Be Loved
Director, Story
I Graduated, But...
Director
A Straightforward Boy
Director
Walk Cheerfully
Director
The Lion Dance
Director
Musume no kekkon
Original Film Writer
The Moon Has Risen
Screenplay
Fighting Friends
Director
Until the Day We Meet Again
Director
The Radish and the Carrot
Story
The Munekata Sisters
Director, Screenplay
Youth After School
Writer
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
Director, Writer
Unending Advance
Story
The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
Director
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
Director
College Is a Nice Place
Director, Writer
A Primer on Marriage
Director
An Innocent Maid
Director
Young Lady
Director, Idea
Spring Comes from the Ladies
Director, Story
Treasure Mountain
Director, Story
The Life of an Office Worker
Director, Story
Couple on the Move
Director
Sword of Penitence
Director
Pumpkin
Director, Story
Wife Lost
Director
Physical Beauty
Director, Dialogue
Dreams of Youth
Director, Writer
Wings of Desire
In Memory Of
Lil’ Tokyo Story
Writer
An Autumn Afternoon
Screenplay