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.
The Radish and...
10
Story
Tokyo Story
8.173
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Tokyo Story
8.173
Screenplay
Late Spring
8.01
Director
Late Spring
8.01
Screenplay
An Autumn Afte...
7.857
Screenplay
An Autumn Afte...
7.857
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Early Summer
7.854
Director
Early Summer
7.854
Screenplay
Wings of Desire
7.778
In Memory Of
Late Autumn
7.761
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Late Autumn
7.761
Screenplay
Good Morning
7.721
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Good Morning
7.721
Screenplay
Tokyo Twilight
7.711
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Tokyo Twilight
7.711
Screenplay
The Flavor of ...
7.558
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The Flavor of ...
7.558
Screenplay
The End of Sum...
7.541
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The End of Sum...
7.541
Screenplay
Early Spring
7.523
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Early Spring
7.523
Screenplay
I Was Born, Bu...
7.515
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I Was Born, Bu...
7.515
Idea
Until the Day ...
7.5
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Floating Weeds
7.476
Screenplay
Floating Weeds
7.476
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Equinox Flower
7.439
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Equinox Flower
7.439
Screenplay
The Only Son
7.384
Story
The Only Son
7.384
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Tokyo Family
7.3
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Record of a Te...
7.204
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Record of a Te...
7.204
Screenplay
A Hen in the W...
7.14
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A Hen in the W...
7.14
Screenplay
A Story of Flo...
7.123
Story
A Story of Flo...
7.123
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The Munekata S...
7
Director
The Munekata S...
7
Screenplay
There Was a Fa...
6.953
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There Was a Fa...
6.953
Writer
Brothers and S...
6.9
Director
An Inn in Tokyo
6.9
Director
An Inn in Tokyo
6.9
Story
Brothers and S...
6.9
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Woman of Tokyo
6.8
Director
The Moon Has R...
6.8
Screenplay
Woman of Tokyo
6.8
Story
Dragnet Girl
6.739
Director
Dragnet Girl
6.739
Story
Tokyo Chorus
6.733
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Passing Fancy
6.6
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Passing Fancy
6.6
Story
That Night's W...
6.521
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Where Now Are ...
6.5
Director
What Did the L...
6.4
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What Did the L...
6.4
Writer
I Flunked, But...
6.1
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Walk Cheerfully
6.1
Director
I Flunked, But...
6.1
Story
A Mother Shoul...
6.071
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A Mother Shoul...
6.071
Story
My Bellett
6
Script Supervi...
The Lion Dance
6
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My Bellett
6
Writer
The Lady and t...
5.9
Director
Fighting Frien...
5.733
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A Straightforw...
5.707
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Days of Youth
5.7
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Days of Youth
5.7
Writer
I Graduated, B...
5.591
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Musume no kekk...
4
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Youth After Sc...
0
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The Sorrow of ...
0
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The Sorrow of ...
0
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Unending Advan...
0
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A Primer on Ma...
0
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Spring Comes f...
0
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The Revengeful...
0
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An Innocent Ma...
0
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Young Lady
0
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The Luck Which...
0
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College Is a N...
0
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The Life of an...
0
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Treasure Mount...
0
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Sword of Penit...
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Pumpkin
0
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Physical Beauty
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Couple on the ...
0
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Wife Lost
0
Director
Dreams of Youth
0
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Dreams of Youth
0
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Pumpkin
0
Story
Physical Beauty
0
Dialogue
Treasure Mount...
0
Story
The Life of an...
0
Story
Young Lady
0
Idea
Spring Comes f...
0
Story
College Is a N...
0
Writer
Ozu
0
Original Story