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Yasujirô Ozu (1903–1963)

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Tokyo-born Yasujiro Ozu was a movie buff from childhood, often playing hooky from school in order to see Hollywood movies in his local theater. In 1923 he landed a job as a camera assistant at Shochiku Studios in Tokyo. Three years later he was made an assistant director and directed his first film the next year... See full bio »

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in Tokyo, Japan

Died:

(age 60) in Tokyo, Japan
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1962 An Autumn Afternoon
 
1961 The End of Summer
 
1960 Late Autumn
 
1959 Floating Weeds
 
1959 Good Morning
 
1958 Equinox Flower
 
1957 Tokyo Twilight
 
1956 Early Spring
 
1953 Tokyo Story
 
1952 Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
 
1951 Early Summer
 
1950 The Munekata Sisters
 
1949 Late Spring
 
1948 A Hen in the Wind
 
1947 Record of a Tenement Gentleman
 
1942 Chichi ariki
 
1941 Todake no kyodai
 
1937 Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka
 
1936 The Only Son
 
1936 Daigaku yoitoko
 
1936 Kagamijishi (documentary short)
 
1935 An Inn in Tokyo
 
1935 Hakoiri musume
 
1934 A Story of Floating Weeds
 
1934 Haha wo kowazuya
 
1933 Passing Fancy
 
1933 Hijôsen no onna
 
1933 Woman of Tokyo
 
1932 Until the Day We Meet Again
 
1932 Seishun no yume imaizuko
 
1932 I Was Born, But...
 
1932 Spring Comes from the Ladies
 
1931 Tokyo Chorus
 
1931 The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
 
1931 The Lady and the Beard
 
1930 Ojosan
 
1930 The Luck Which Touched the Leg
 
1930 The Revengeful Spirit of Eros (short)
 
1930 I Flunked, But...
 
1930 Walk Cheerfully
 
1930 Kekkongaku nyûmon
 
1930 That Night's Wife
 
1929 A Straightforward Boy (short)
 
1929 The Life of an Office Worker
 
1929 Daigaku wa detakeredo
 
1929 Fighting Friends (short)
 
1929 Days of Youth
 
1929 Treasure Mountain
 
1928 Nikutaibi
 
1928 Hikkoshi fufu
 
1928 Pumpkin
 
1928 Wife Lost
 
1928 Wakodo no yume
 
1927 Blade of Penitence
 
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2003 Musume no kekkon (TV movie) (story)
 
1966 Danshun (story)
 
1965 Radishes and Carrots (story)
 
1962 An Autumn Afternoon (screenplay)
 
1961 The End of Summer (screenplay)
 
1960 Late Autumn (screenplay)
 
1959 Floating Weeds (screenplay)
 
1959 Good Morning (written by)
 
1958 Equinox Flower (writer)
 
1957 Tokyo Twilight
 
1956 Early Spring (screenplay)
 
1955 Tsuki wa noborinu
 
1953 Tokyo Story (scenario)
 
1952 Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
 
1951 Early Summer
 
1950 The Munekata Sisters (screenplay)
 
1949 Late Spring (screenplay)
 
1948 A Hen in the Wind (writer)
 
1947 Record of a Tenement Gentleman
 
1942 Chichi ariki
 
1941 Todake no kyodai
 
1937 Unending Advance (story)
 
1937 Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka (as James Maki)
 
1936 The Only Son (short story / as James Maki)
 
1936 Daigaku yoitoko (as James Maki)
 
1935 An Inn in Tokyo (story)
 
1934 A Story of Floating Weeds (story / as James Maki)
 
1934 Haha wo kowazuya (novel / as Shuutarou Komiya)
 
1934 Kawaraban kachikachi yama (uncredited)
 
1933 Passing Fancy (idea / as James Maki)
 
1933 Hijôsen no onna (story / as James Maki)
 
1933 Woman of Tokyo (novel "16 Stunden/26 Hours" / as Ernst Schwartz)
 
1932 I Was Born, But... (idea / as James Maki)
 
1932 Spring Comes from the Ladies (story / as James Maki)
 
1931 The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman (as James Maki)
 
1931 The Lady and the Beard (gagman / as James Maki)
 
1930 Ojosan (gags)
 
1930 I Flunked, But... (story)
 
1929 The Life of an Office Worker (story)
 
1929 Days of Youth (writer)
 
1929 Treasure Mountain (story)
 
1928 Nikutaibi (writer)
 
1928 Pumpkin (story)
 
1928 Wakodo no yume (writer)
 
1927 Blade of Penitence (story)
 
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1964 It's Me Here, Bellett (executive creative consultant)
 
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2008 Mujo no kaze: The wind of impermanence (short) (thanks)
 
1987 Wings of Desire (dedicatee - as Yasujiro)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1978 Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake (TV documentary)
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 4 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Shuutarou Komiya | James Maki | Ernst Schwartz | Yasujiro

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Personal Quote:

About this time [late 1950s], CinemaScope was getting popular. I wanted to have nothing to do with it, and consequently I shot more close-ups and used shorter shots. See more »

Trivia:

It's often thought that he placed the camera at the eye level of a person kneeling on a Tatami mat. Actually, it's often lower than that, only one or two feet off the ground. See more »

Trademark:

Shots that violate the 180 degree rule (The rule states that cameras filming a conversation must stay on one side of an imaginary line drawn between two people talking or continuity will be broken). See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius