Yasujirô Ozu

16 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »

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Tokyo Story Director

(1953)

Late Spring Director

(1949)

Early Summer Director

(1951)

I Was Born, But... Director

(1932)

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Director (55 credits)

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 The 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 There Was a Father

1941 The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1937 What Did the Lady Forget?

1936 The Only Son

1936 Lion in the Mirror (Documentary short)

1936 College is a Nice Place

1935 Tokyo yoitoko

1935 An Inn in Tokyo

1935 An Innocent Maid

1934 A Story of Floating Weeds

1934 A Mother Should Be Loved

1933 Passing Fancy

1933 Dragnet Girl

1933 Woman of Tokyo

1932 Until the Day We Meet Again

1932 Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth

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 Young Lady

1930 The Luck Which Touched the Leg

1930 The Revengeful Spirit of Eros (Short)

1930 That Night's Wife

1930 I Flunked, But...

1930 Walk Cheerfully

1930 Introduction to Marriage

1929 Straightforward Boy (Short)

1929 The Life of an Office Worker

1929 I Graduated, But...

1929 Fighting Friends (Short)

1929 Days of Youth

1929 Treasure Mountain

1928 Physical Beauty

1928 Couple on the Move (Short)

1928 Pumpkin (Short)

1928 Wife Lost

1928 Dreams of Youth

1927 Blade of Penitence

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Writer (47 credits)

2011 Yasujirô Ozu's Bakushû: The Remake of Early Summer (Short) (original story)

2003 A Daughter's Marriage (TV Movie) (story)

1966 Danshun (story)

1965 Radishes and Carrots (story)

1963 Seishun hôkago (TV Movie) (teleplay)

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 (screenplay)

1957 Tokyo Twilight

1956 Early Spring (screenplay)

1955 The Moon Has Risen (screenplay)

1953 Tokyo Story (scenario)

1952 The 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 There Was a Father

1941 The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1937 Unending Advance (story)

1937 What Did the Lady Forget? (as James Maki)

1936 The Only Son (short story - as James Maki)

1936 College is a Nice Place (as James Maki)

1935 An Inn in Tokyo (story)

1934 Kawaraban kachikachi yama (uncredited)

1934 A Story of Floating Weeds (story - as James Maki)

1934 A Mother Should Be Loved (novel - as Shuutarou Komiya)

1933 Passing Fancy (idea - as James Maki)

1933 Dragnet Girl (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 Young Lady (gags)

1930 I Flunked, But... (story)

1929 The Life of an Office Worker (story)

1929 Days of Youth (writer)

1929 Treasure Mountain (story)

1928 Physical Beauty (dialogue)

1928 Pumpkin (Short) (story)

1928 Dreams of Youth (writer)

1927 Blade of Penitence (story)

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Additional Crew (2 credits)

1964 It's Me Here, Bellett (Short) (executive creative consultant)

1955 Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (advisor to the production)

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Thanks (8 credits)

2020 El Viaje de Sanae al Castillo de Tsuchiura (Documentary short) (thanks)

2019 Moriya, mi Ciudad (Documentary) (special thanks)

2014/I Cave (Short) (special thanks)

2011 Yasujirô Ozu's Bakushû: The Remake of Early Summer (Short) (grateful acknowledgment)

2008 Mujo no kaze: The wind of impermanence (Short) (thanks)

1999 Le fabuleux voyage de l'Oncle Ernest (Video Game) (thanks)

1987 Wings of Desire (dedicatee - as Yasujiro)

1985 Such a Long Absence (dedicated to)

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Archive footage (4 credits)

2013 Ozu Yasujiro botsugo 50 nen kakusareta shisen (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2011 Yasujirô Ozu's Bakushû: The Remake of Early Summer (Short)
Yasujirô Ozu

1993 The Cinema of Ozu According to Kiju Yoshida (Documentary)
Self

1978 Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake (TV Movie documentary)
Self

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

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

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Alternate Names:

Shuutarou Komiya | James Maki | Ernst Schwartz | Yasujiro

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)

Parents:

Ozu, Asae

Relatives:

Ozu, Shinichi (sibling) | See more »

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[on his own directorial abilities] I don't know anything about this. I only know how to make tofu. I can make fried tofu, boiled tofu, stuffed tofu. See more »

Trivia:

Invented the 'pillow shot' which is basically a manner of cutting from a character's sufferings to an unrelated still life. See more »

Trademark:

Family, marriage, parents, leaving the family and traveling are prominent themes in his films. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius

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