Actor

Yasujirō Ozu

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

0.8

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Movies: 63Series: 1Crew credits: 63

TMDB ID: 95501

IMDb ID: nm0654868

Known for: Directing

Born: December 11, 1903

Died: December 12, 1963

Age: 60

Place of birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1927 - 2023

Years active: 97

Average TMDB rating: 7.07

Wikidata: Q55402

Also known as

Ozu Yasujiro • Yasujirô Ozu • Ozu Yasujirō • Shuutarou Komiya • James Maki • Ernst Schwartz • 小津安二郎 • Ясудзиро Одзу • ジェームス・槇 • Shūtarō Komiya

Other jobs

Director (48)Screenplay (6)Story (2)Writer (2)Idea (1)In Memory Of (1)Original Film Writer (1)Original Story (1)

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Biography

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.