Directed credits
50
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Directing
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TMDB popularity
0.8
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Directed movies: 50Directed series: 0All crew credits: 63
TMDB ID: 95501
IMDb ID: nm0654868
Known for: Directing
Born: December 11, 1903
Died: December 12, 1963
Age: 60
Place of birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1927 - 2023
Years active: 97
Average TMDB rating: 7.07
Wikidata: Q55402
Also known as
Ozu Yasujiro • Yasujirô Ozu • Ozu Yasujirō • Shuutarou Komiya • James Maki • Ernst Schwartz • 小津安二郎 • Ясудзиро Одзу • ジェームス・槇 • Shūtarō Komiya
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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 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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yasujirō Ozu.
7.9
An Autumn Afternoon
Director
1962 Movie
7.5
The End of Summer
Director
1961 Movie
7.7
Late Autumn
Director
1960 Movie
7.5
Floating Weeds
Director
1959 Movie
7.7
Good Morning
Director
1959 Movie
7.4
Equinox Flower
Director
1958 Movie
7.7
Tokyo Twilight
Director
1957 Movie
7.5
Early Spring
Director
1956 Movie
8.2
Tokyo Story
Director
1953 Movie
7.5
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Director
1952 Movie
7.8
Early Summer
Director
1951 Movie
7.1
A Hen in the Wind
Director
1948 Movie
7.2
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Director
1947 Movie
7.0
There Was a Father
Director
1942 Movie
6.9
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Director
1941 Movie
6.3
What Did the Lady Forget?
Director
1937 Movie
5.9
The Lion Dance
Director
1936 Movie
College Is a Nice Place
Director
1936 Movie
7.0
An Inn in Tokyo
Director
1935 Movie
An Innocent Maid
Director
1935 Movie
7.2
A Story of Floating Weeds
Director
1934 Movie
5.7
A Mother Should Be Loved
Director
1934 Movie
6.6
Passing Fancy
Director
1933 Movie
6.7
Dragnet Girl
Director
1933 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Yasujirō Ozu.
8.2
Tokyo Story
Director
1953 Movie
8.0
Late Spring
Screenplay
1949 Movie
7.9
An Autumn Afternoon
Director
1962 Movie
7.8
Early Summer
Director
1951 Movie
7.8
Wings of Desire
In Memory Of
1987 Movie
7.7
Good Morning
Director
1959 Movie
7.7
Late Autumn
Director
1960 Movie
7.7
Tokyo Twilight
Director
1957 Movie
7.6
I Was Born, But...
Director
1932 Movie
7.5
Floating Weeds
Director
1959 Movie
7.5
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Director
1952 Movie
7.5
Early Spring
Director
1956 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yasujirō Ozu.
8.2
Tokyo Story
Director
1953 Movie
7.8
Wings of Desire
In Memory Of
1987 Movie
8.0
Late Spring
Screenplay
1949 Movie
7.9
An Autumn Afternoon
Director
1962 Movie
7.7
Good Morning
Director
1959 Movie
7.7
Late Autumn
Director
1960 Movie
7.5
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Director
1952 Movie
7.8
Early Summer
Director
1951 Movie
7.5
The End of Summer
Director
1961 Movie
7.1
The Munekata Sisters
Screenplay
1950 Movie
7.5
Early Spring
Director
1956 Movie
7.0
There Was a Father
Director
1942 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Yasujirō Ozu.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Yasujirō Ozu.
Lil’ Tokyo Story
Writer
2016 Movie
4.0
Musume no kekkon
Original Film Writer
2003 Movie
An Autumn Afternoon
Screenplay
2003 Movie
7.8
Wings of Desire
In Memory Of
1987 Movie
10.0
The Radish and the Carrot
Story
1965 Movie
5.4
My Bellett
Script Supervisor
1964 Movie
Youth After School
Writer
1963 Movie
6.8
The Moon Has Risen
Screenplay
1955 Movie
7.1
The Munekata Sisters
Screenplay
1950 Movie
8.0
Late Spring
Screenplay
1949 Movie
Unending Advance
Story
1937 Movie
7.4
The Only Son
Story
1936 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Yasujirō Ozu.
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Yasujirō Ozu.
