Ozu Yasujiro

Ozu Yasujiro (小津安二郎) was born on December 12, 1903. Ozu Yasujiro movies and tv shows: An Autumn Afternoon 1962 (Japan), The End of Summer 1961 (Japan), Late Autumn 1960 (Japan), Floating Weeds 1959 (Japan), Good Morning 1959 (Japan)...

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Native Name: 小津安二郎

Also Known As: James Maki

Nationality: Japanese

Gender: Male

Born: December 12, 1903

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.