Yasujirō Ozu
Director, Writer, Actor
December 11, 1903 — December 12, 1963 (60 years)
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 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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 1962 | An Autumn AfternoonOn Plex |
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| 1959 | Floating WeedsOn Plex |
| 1959 | Good MorningOn Plex |
| 1958 | Equinox FlowerOn Plex |
| 1957 | Tokyo TwilightOn Plex |
| 1956 | Early SpringOn Plex |
| 1953 | Tokyo StoryOn Plex |
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| 1949 | Late SpringOn Plex |
| 1948 | A Hen in the WindOn Plex |
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| 1942 | There Was a FatherOn Plex |
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| 1936 | The Only SonOn Plex |
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| 1935 | An Inn in TokyoOn Plex |
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| 1934 | A Story of Floating WeedsOn Plex |
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| 1933 | Passing FancyOn Plex |
| 1933 | Dragnet GirlOn Plex |
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| 1930 | That Night's WifeOn Plex |
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| 2003 | A Daughter's Marriage · as Original Film Writer |
| 1962 | An Autumn Afternoon · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1961 | The End of Summer · as Screenplay |
| 1960 | Late Autumn · as Screenplay |
| 1959 | Floating Weeds · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1959 | Good Morning · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1958 | Equinox Flower · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1957 | Tokyo Twilight · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1956 | Early Spring · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1955 | The Moon Has Risen · as Screenplay |
| 1953 | Tokyo Story · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1952 | The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice · as Screenplay |
| 1951 | Early Summer · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | The Munekata Sisters · as Screenplay |
| 1949 | Late Spring · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1948 | A Hen in the Wind · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1947 | Record of a Tenement Gentleman · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1942 | There Was a FatherOn Plex |
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| 2011 | Yasujirô Ozu's Bakushû: The Remake of Early Summer · as Yasujirô Ozu |
| 2026 | Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2025 | The Ozu Diaries · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | The Moviemakers: Spielberg · as Self - Filmmaker |
| 2023 | Ozu · as Original Story |
| 2011 | Yasujirô Ozu's Bakushû: The Remake of Early Summer · as Original Story |
| 1936 | The Only Son · as StoryOn Plex |
| 1935 | An Inn in Tokyo · as StoryOn Plex |
| 1934 | A Story of Floating Weeds · as StoryOn Plex |
| 1934 | A Mother Should Be Loved · as Story |
| 1933 | Passing Fancy · as StoryOn Plex |
| 1933 | Dragnet Girl · as StoryOn Plex |
| 1933 | Woman of Tokyo · as Story |
| 1932 | I Was Born, But... · as Idea |
| 1931 | The Lady and the Beard · as Gagman |
| 1930 | Young Lady · as Idea |
| 1930 | I Flunked, But... · as Story |
| 1929 | Treasure Mountain · as Story |
| 1927 | Sword of Penitence · as Story |