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Yasujirō Ozu

Japanese film director, screenwriter (1903–1963)

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Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese film director and screenwriter (1903–1963) who is recognized as one of cinema's most important artists. His distinctive visual style and intimate storytelling about everyday family life had a profound influence on filmmaking worldwide.

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Born: 1903
Died: 1963
Works: 14

Top works

映画の傳統
Ozu Yasujirō's two post-war films
Shū
Toda-ke no kyōdai
Ozu Yasujirō's The only son

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Directing · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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…

Known for

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2026
The Ozu Diaries — Self (archive footage)2025
Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake — Self (archive footage)1978

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Yasujirō Ozu (小津安二郎, Ozu Yasujirō; 12 December 1903 – 12 December 1963) was a Japanese filmmaker. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in the 1930s. The most prominent themes of Ozu's work are family and marriage, and especially the relationships between generations. His most widely beloved films include Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953) and An Autumn Afternoon (1962).

Widely regarded as one of the world's greatest and most influential filmmakers, Ozu's work has continued to receive acclaim since his death. In the 2012 Sight & Sound poll, Ozu's Tokyo Story was voted the third-greatest film of all time by critics world-wide. In the same poll, Tokyo Story was voted the greatest film of all time by 358 directors and film-makers world-wide.