A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Ernst Schwartz
James Maki
Ozu Yasujiro
Ozu Yasujirō
Shuutarou Komiya
Shūtarō Komiya
Yasujiro Ozu
Yasujirô Ozu
Ясудзиро Одзу
ジェームス・槇
小津安二郎
오즈 야스지로
Birthplace:
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Born:
December 11, 1903
Died:
December 12, 1963
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.
2002 #10 |
Critics' Top 10 Poll
Greatest Directors of All Time |
Dialogue:
1928 Physical Beauty
Director:
1927 Sword of Penitence
1928 Couple on the Move
1928 Dreams of Youth
1928 Physical Beauty
1928 Pumpkin
1928 Wife Lost
1929 A Straightforward Boy
1929 Days of Youth
1929 Fighting Friends
1929 I Graduated, But...
1929 The Life of an Office Worker
1929 Treasure Mountain
1930 A Primer on Marriage
1930 I Flunked, But...
1930 That Night's Wife
1930 The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930 The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
1930 Walk Cheerfully
1930 Young Lady
1931 The Lady and the Beard
1931 The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931 Tokyo Chorus
1932 I Was Born, But...
1932 Spring Comes from the Ladies
1932 Until the Day We Meet Again
1932 Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1933 Dragnet Girl
1933 Passing Fancy
1933 Woman of Tokyo
1934 A Mother Should Be Loved
1934 A Story of Floating Weeds
1935 An Inn in Tokyo
1935 An Innocent Maid
1936 College is a Nice Place
1936 The Lion Dance
1936 The Only Son
1937 What Did the Lady Forget?
1941 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1942 There Was a Father
1947 Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1948 A Hen in the Wind
1949 Late Spring
1950 The Munekata Sisters
1951 Early Summer
1952 The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1953 Tokyo Story
1956 Early Spring
1957 Tokyo Twilight
1958 Equinox Flower
1959 Floating Weeds
1959 Good Morning
1960 Late Autumn
1961 The End of Summer
1962 An Autumn Afternoon
Idea:
1927 Sword of Penitence
1928 Couple on the Move
1928 Dreams of Youth
1928 Physical Beauty
1928 Pumpkin
1928 Wife Lost
1929 A Straightforward Boy
1929 Days of Youth
1929 Fighting Friends
1929 I Graduated, But...
1929 The Life of an Office Worker
1929 Treasure Mountain
1930 A Primer on Marriage
1930 I Flunked, But...
1930 That Night's Wife
1930 The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930 The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
1930 Walk Cheerfully
1930 Young Lady
1931 The Lady and the Beard
1931 The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931 Tokyo Chorus
1932 I Was Born, But...
1932 Spring Comes from the Ladies
1932 Until the Day We Meet Again
1932 Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1933 Dragnet Girl
1933 Passing Fancy
1933 Woman of Tokyo
1934 A Mother Should Be Loved
1934 A Story of Floating Weeds
1935 An Inn in Tokyo
1935 An Innocent Maid
1936 College is a Nice Place
1936 The Lion Dance
1936 The Only Son
1937 What Did the Lady Forget?
1941 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1942 There Was a Father
1947 Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1948 A Hen in the Wind
1949 Late Spring
1950 The Munekata Sisters
1951 Early Summer
1952 The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1953 Tokyo Story
1956 Early Spring
1957 Tokyo Twilight
1958 Equinox Flower
1959 Floating Weeds
1959 Good Morning
1960 Late Autumn
1961 The End of Summer
1962 An Autumn Afternoon
In Memory Of:
1927 Sword of Penitence
1928 Couple on the Move
1928 Dreams of Youth
1928 Physical Beauty
1928 Pumpkin
1928 Wife Lost
1929 A Straightforward Boy
1929 Days of Youth
1929 Fighting Friends
1929 I Graduated, But...
1929 The Life of an Office Worker
1929 Treasure Mountain
1930 A Primer on Marriage
1930 I Flunked, But...
1930 That Night's Wife
1930 The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930 The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
1930 Walk Cheerfully
1930 Young Lady
1931 The Lady and the Beard
1931 The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931 Tokyo Chorus
1932 I Was Born, But...
1932 Spring Comes from the Ladies
1932 Until the Day We Meet Again
1932 Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1933 Dragnet Girl
1933 Passing Fancy
1933 Woman of Tokyo
1934 A Mother Should Be Loved
1934 A Story of Floating Weeds
1935 An Inn in Tokyo
1935 An Innocent Maid
1936 College is a Nice Place
1936 The Lion Dance
1936 The Only Son
1937 What Did the Lady Forget?
1941 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1942 There Was a Father
1947 Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1948 A Hen in the Wind
1949 Late Spring
1950 The Munekata Sisters
1951 Early Summer
1952 The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1953 Tokyo Story
1956 Early Spring
1957 Tokyo Twilight
1958 Equinox Flower
1959 Floating Weeds
1959 Good Morning
1960 Late Autumn
1961 The End of Summer
1962 An Autumn Afternoon
1987 Wings of Desire
Original Film Writer:
1927 Sword of Penitence
1928 Couple on the Move
1928 Dreams of Youth
1928 Physical Beauty
1928 Pumpkin
1928 Wife Lost
1929 A Straightforward Boy
1929 Days of Youth
1929 Fighting Friends
1929 I Graduated, But...
1929 The Life of an Office Worker
1929 Treasure Mountain
1930 A Primer on Marriage
1930 I Flunked, But...
1930 That Night's Wife
1930 The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930 The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
1930 Walk Cheerfully
1930 Young Lady
1931 The Lady and the Beard
1931 The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931 Tokyo Chorus
1932 I Was Born, But...
1932 Spring Comes from the Ladies
1932 Until the Day We Meet Again
1932 Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1933 Dragnet Girl
1933 Passing Fancy
1933 Woman of Tokyo
1934 A Mother Should Be Loved
1934 A Story of Floating Weeds
1935 An Inn in Tokyo
1935 An Innocent Maid
1936 College is a Nice Place
1936 The Lion Dance
1936 The Only Son
1937 What Did the Lady Forget?
1941 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1942 There Was a Father
1947 Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1948 A Hen in the Wind
1949 Late Spring
1950 The Munekata Sisters
1951 Early Summer
1952 The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1953 Tokyo Story
1956 Early Spring
1957 Tokyo Twilight
1958 Equinox Flower
1959 Floating Weeds
1959 Good Morning
1960 Late Autumn
1961 The End of Summer
1962 An Autumn Afternoon
1987 Wings of Desire
2003 Musume no kekkon
Screenplay:
1927 Sword of Penitence
1928 Couple on the Move
1928 Dreams of Youth
1928 Physical Beauty
1928 Pumpkin
1928 Wife Lost
1929 A Straightforward Boy
1929 Days of Youth
1929 Fighting Friends
1929 I Graduated, But...
1929 The Life of an Office Worker
1929 Treasure Mountain
1930 A Primer on Marriage
1930 I Flunked, But...
1930 That Night's Wife
1930 The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930 The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
1930 Walk Cheerfully
1930 Young Lady
1931 The Lady and the Beard
1931 The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931 Tokyo Chorus
1932 I Was Born, But...
1932 Spring Comes from the Ladies
1932 Until the Day We Meet Again
1932 Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1933 Dragnet Girl
1933 Passing Fancy
1933 Woman of Tokyo
1934 A Mother Should Be Loved
1934 A Story of Floating Weeds
1935 An Inn in Tokyo
1935 An Innocent Maid
1936 College is a Nice Place
1936 The Lion Dance
1936 The Only Son
1937 What Did the Lady Forget?
1941 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1942 There Was a Father
1947 Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1948 A Hen in the Wind
1949 Late Spring
1950 The Munekata Sisters
1951 Early Summer
1952 The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1953 Tokyo Story
1955 The Moon Has Risen
1956 Early Spring
1957 Tokyo Twilight
1958 Equinox Flower
1959 Floating Weeds
1959 Good Morning
1960 Late Autumn
1961 The End of Summer
1962 An Autumn Afternoon
1987 Wings of Desire
2003 Musume no kekkon
Script Supervisor:
1927 Sword of Penitence
1928 Couple on the Move
1928 Dreams of Youth
1928 Physical Beauty
1928 Pumpkin
1928 Wife Lost
1929 A Straightforward Boy
1929 Days of Youth
1929 Fighting Friends
1929 I Graduated, But...
1929 The Life of an Office Worker
1929 Treasure Mountain
1930 A Primer on Marriage
1930 I Flunked, But...
1930 That Night's Wife
1930 The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930 The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
1930 Walk Cheerfully
1930 Young Lady
1931 The Lady and the Beard
1931 The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931 Tokyo Chorus
1932 I Was Born, But...
1932 Spring Comes from the Ladies
1932 Until the Day We Meet Again
1932 Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1933 Dragnet Girl
1933 Passing Fancy
1933 Woman of Tokyo
1934 A Mother Should Be Loved
1934 A Story of Floating Weeds
1935 An Inn in Tokyo
1935 An Innocent Maid
1936 College is a Nice Place
1936 The Lion Dance
1936 The Only Son
1937 What Did the Lady Forget?
1941 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1942 There Was a Father
1947 Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1948 A Hen in the Wind
1949 Late Spring
1950 The Munekata Sisters
1951 Early Summer
1952 The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1953 Tokyo Story
1955 The Moon Has Risen
1956 Early Spring
1957 Tokyo Twilight
1958 Equinox Flower
1959 Floating Weeds
1959 Good Morning
1960 Late Autumn
1961 The End of Summer
1962 An Autumn Afternoon
1964 My Bellett
1987 Wings of Desire
2003 Musume no kekkon
Story:
1927 Sword of Penitence
1928 Couple on the Move
1928 Dreams of Youth
1928 Physical Beauty
1928 Pumpkin
1928 Wife Lost
1929 A Straightforward Boy
1929 Days of Youth
1929 Fighting Friends
1929 I Graduated, But...
1929 The Life of an Office Worker
1929 Treasure Mountain
1930 A Primer on Marriage
1930 I Flunked, But...
1930 That Night's Wife
1930 The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930 The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
1930 Walk Cheerfully
1930 Young Lady
1931 The Lady and the Beard
1931 The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931 Tokyo Chorus
1932 I Was Born, But...
1932 Spring Comes from the Ladies
1932 Until the Day We Meet Again
1932 Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1933 Dragnet Girl
1933 Passing Fancy
1933 Woman of Tokyo
1934 A Mother Should Be Loved
1934 A Story of Floating Weeds
1935 An Inn in Tokyo
1935 An Innocent Maid
1936 College is a Nice Place
1936 The Lion Dance
1936 The Only Son
1937 Unending Advance
1937 What Did the Lady Forget?
1941 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1942 There Was a Father
1947 Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1948 A Hen in the Wind
1949 Late Spring
1950 The Munekata Sisters
1951 Early Summer
1952 The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1953 Tokyo Story
1955 The Moon Has Risen
1956 Early Spring
1957 Tokyo Twilight
1958 Equinox Flower
1959 Floating Weeds
1959 Good Morning
1960 Late Autumn
1961 The End of Summer
1962 An Autumn Afternoon
1964 My Bellett
1965 The Radish and the Carrot
1987 Wings of Desire
2003 Musume no kekkon
Writer:
1927 Sword of Penitence
1928 Couple on the Move
1928 Dreams of Youth
1928 Physical Beauty
1928 Pumpkin
1928 Wife Lost
1929 A Straightforward Boy
1929 Days of Youth
1929 Fighting Friends
1929 I Graduated, But...
1929 The Life of an Office Worker
1929 Treasure Mountain
1930 A Primer on Marriage
1930 I Flunked, But...
1930 That Night's Wife
1930 The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930 The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
1930 Walk Cheerfully
1930 Young Lady
1931 The Lady and the Beard
1931 The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931 Tokyo Chorus
1932 I Was Born, But...
1932 Spring Comes from the Ladies
1932 Until the Day We Meet Again
1932 Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1933 Dragnet Girl
1933 Passing Fancy
1933 Woman of Tokyo
1934 A Mother Should Be Loved
1934 A Story of Floating Weeds
1935 An Inn in Tokyo
1935 An Innocent Maid
1936 College is a Nice Place
1936 The Lion Dance
1936 The Only Son
1937 Unending Advance
1937 What Did the Lady Forget?
1941 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
1942 There Was a Father
1947 Record of a Tenement Gentleman
1948 A Hen in the Wind
1949 Late Spring
1950 The Munekata Sisters
1951 Early Summer
1952 The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1953 Tokyo Story
1955 The Moon Has Risen
1956 Early Spring
1957 Tokyo Twilight
1958 Equinox Flower
1959 Floating Weeds
1959 Good Morning
1960 Late Autumn
1961 The End of Summer
1962 An Autumn Afternoon
1963 Youth After School
1964 My Bellett
1965 The Radish and the Carrot
1987 Wings of Desire
2003 Musume no kekkon
Original Story:
2023 Ozu
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