Yasujirō Ozu
Director
Birthday: (60) 1903-12-11 - Deathday: 1963-12-12
Birthplace: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, JapanAlso known as: Ozu Yasujiro, Yasujirô Ozu, Ozu Yasujirō, Shuutarou Komiya, James Maki, Ernst Schwartz, Yasujiro Ozu, 小津安二郎, 오즈 야스지로, Ясудзиро Одзу, ジェームス・槇, Shūtarō Komiya,
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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The Radish and...
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Tokyo Story
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Tokyo Story
8.173
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Late Spring
8.01
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Late Spring
8.01
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An Autumn Afte...
7.857
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An Autumn Afte...
7.857
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Early Summer
7.854
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Early Summer
7.854
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Wings of Desire
7.778
In Memory Of
Late Autumn
7.761
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Late Autumn
7.761
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Good Morning
7.721
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Good Morning
7.721
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Tokyo Twilight
7.711
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Tokyo Twilight
7.711
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The Flavor of ...
7.558
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The Flavor of ...
7.558
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The End of Sum...
7.541
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The End of Sum...
7.541
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Early Spring
7.523
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Early Spring
7.523
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I Was Born, Bu...
7.515
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I Was Born, Bu...
7.515
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Until the Day ...
7.5
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Floating Weeds
7.476
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Floating Weeds
7.476
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Equinox Flower
7.439
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Equinox Flower
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The Only Son
7.384
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The Only Son
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Tokyo Family
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Record of a Te...
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Record of a Te...
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A Hen in the W...
7.14
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A Hen in the W...
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A Story of Flo...
7.123
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A Story of Flo...
7.123
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The Munekata S...
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The Munekata S...
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There Was a Fa...
6.953
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There Was a Fa...
6.953
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Brothers and S...
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An Inn in Tokyo
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An Inn in Tokyo
6.9
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Brothers and S...
6.9
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Woman of Tokyo
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The Moon Has R...
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Woman of Tokyo
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Dragnet Girl
6.739
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Dragnet Girl
6.739
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Tokyo Chorus
6.733
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Passing Fancy
6.6
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Passing Fancy
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That Night's W...
6.521
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Where Now Are ...
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What Did the L...
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What Did the L...
6.4
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I Flunked, But...
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Walk Cheerfully
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I Flunked, But...
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A Mother Shoul...
6.071
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A Mother Shoul...
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My Bellett
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The Lion Dance
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My Bellett
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The Lady and t...
5.9
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Fighting Frien...
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A Straightforw...
5.707
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Days of Youth
5.7
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Days of Youth
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I Graduated, B...
5.591
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Musume no kekk...
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Youth After Sc...
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Unending Advan...
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A Primer on Ma...
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Spring Comes f...
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The Revengeful...
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An Innocent Ma...
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Young Lady
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The Luck Which...
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College Is a N...
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The Life of an...
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Treasure Mount...
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Pumpkin
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Physical Beauty
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Couple on the ...
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Wife Lost
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Dreams of Youth
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Dreams of Youth
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Pumpkin
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Physical Beauty
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Treasure Mount...
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The Life of an...
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Young Lady
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Spring Comes f...
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College Is a N...
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Ozu
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Original Story
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