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Yasujiro Ozu

Ozu Yasujiro

  • Name: Ozu Yasujiro
  • Native name: 小津安二郎
  • Also Known as: James Maki, ジェームス・槇
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: December 12, 1903
  • Died: December 12, 1963
Yasujiro 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. Edit Biography
Screenwriter
Year Title Type Rating
1955
Movie
7.0
Director
Year Title Type Rating
1950
Movie
7.0
1935
Movie
7.3
1933
Movie
7.1
1932
Movie
3.0
1932
Movie
7.6
1931
Movie
7.2
1931
Movie
7.7
1930
Movie
0.0
1930
Movie
8.1
1930
Movie
0.0
1930
Movie
7.1
1929
Movie
6.7
1929
Movie
6.8
1928
Movie
0.0
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
1962
Movie
7.6
1961
Movie
7.3
1960
Movie
7.7
1959
Movie
7.4
1959
Movie
7.6
1958
Movie
7.6
1957
Movie
7.7
1956
Movie
7.4
1953
Movie
7.9
1952
Movie
7.4
1951
Movie
7.8
1949
Movie
7.4
1948
Movie
7.4
1947
Movie
7.4
1942
Movie
7.6
1941
Movie
7.1
1937
Movie
6.7
1929
Movie
6.8
1928
Movie
0.0
1927
Movie
0.0
Original Creator
Year Title Type Rating
1936
Movie
7.4
1934
Movie
0.0
1934
Movie
7.2
1933
Movie
7.6
1933
Movie
6.9
1932
Movie
7.3
Screenwriter
Year Title Type Rating
1964
Special
7.3
1963
Special
0.0
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  • First Name: Yasujiro
  • Family Name: Ozu
  • Native name: 小津安二郎
  • Also Known as: James Maki, ジェームス・槇
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: December 12, 1903
  • Died: December 12, 1963

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