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Yasujirô Ozu (1903–1963)

Tokyo-born Yasujiro Ozu was a movie buff from childhood, often playing hooky from school in order to see Hollywood movies in his local theatre. 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, Zange no yaiba (1927). Ozu made ... See full bio »

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(age 60) in Tokyo, Japan

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 2003 Musume no kekkon (TV Movie) (1949 screenplay)
 2002 Tôkyô monogatari (TV Movie) (1953 screenplay)
 1989 Shin Tôkyô monogatari (TV Movie) (1953 screenplay)
 1982 Shin Tôkyô monogatari (TV Series) (1953 screenplay)
 1971 Umi no mieru ie (TV Mini Series) (1953 screenplay)
 1969 Danshun (TV Series) (1963 teleplay)
 1968 Yûyake sora (TV Series) (1953 screenplay)
 1967 Tôkyô monogatari (TV Mini Series) (1953 screenplay)
 1966 Danshun (1963 teleplay)
 1966 Umarete wa mita keredo (TV Movie) (idea)
 1966 Banshun (TV Mini Series) (1949 screenplay)
 1965 Toda-ke no kyôdai (TV Mini Series) (1941 screenplay)
 1965 Daikon to ninjin (story)
 1963 Seishun hôkago (TV Movie)
 1963 Shiawase no kane (TV Movie) (1949 screenplay)
 1962 Syksyinen iltapäivä (screenplay)
 1962 Toda-ke no kyôdai (TV Movie) (1941 screenplay)
 1961 Perhetarina (screenplay)
 1960 Myöhäistä syksyä (screenplay)
 1959 Kiertolaiset (screenplay)
 1959 Hyvää huomenta (written by)
 1958 Sovinnon kukka (screenplay)
 1958 Umarete wa mita keredo (TV Movie) (idea)
 1956 Varhainen kevät (screenplay)
 1955 Tsuki wa noborinu (screenplay)
 1953 Tokyo Story (scenario)
 1951 Early Summer
 1950 Munekata kyôdai (screenplay)
 1949 Myöhäinen kevät (screenplay)
 1948 Kaze no naka no mendori (writer)
 1942 Chichi ariki
 1937 Kagirinaki zenshin (story)
 1937 Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka (as James Maki)
 1936 Hitori musuko (short story - as James Maki)
 1935 Daigaku yoitoko (as James Maki)
 1935 Tôkyô no yado (original story by - as Winzato Mone)
 1934 Kawaraban kachikachi yama (uncredited)
 1934 Ukikusa monogatari (story - as James Maki)
 1934 Haha wo kowazuya (novel - as Shuutarou Komiya)
 1933 Dekigokoro (idea - as James Maki)
 1933 Hijôsen no onna (story - as James Maki)
 1933 Tôkyô no onna (novel "16 Stunden/26 Hours" - as Ernst Schwartz)
 1932 Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo (idea - as James Maki)
 1932 Haru wa gofujin kara (story - as James Maki)
 1931 Bijin to aishû (as James Maki)
 1931 Shukujo to hige (gagman - as James Maki)
 1930 Ojôsan (gags)
 1930 Rakudai wa shitakeredo (story)
 1929 Kaishain seikatsu (story)
 1929 Gakusei romansu: Wakaki hi (writer)
 1929 Takara no yama (story)
 1928 Nikutaibi (dialogue)
 1928 Kabocha (Short) (story)
 1928 Wakôdo no yume (writer)
 1927 Zange no yaiba (story)
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Personal Details

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1 Biographical Movie | 2 Print Biographies | 6 Articles | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Shuutarou Komiya | James Maki | Winzato Mone | Ernst Schwartz | Yasujiro

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)

Parents:

Ozu, Asae

Relatives:

Ozu, Shinichi (sibling) | See more »
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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:

According to renowned film critic Roger Ebert, "to love movies without loving Ozu is an impossibility". See more »

Trademark:

Frequently cast Chishû Ryû See more »
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