Yasujirō Ozu

Also known as Ozu Yasujirō, Ozu Yasujiro, Yasujiro Ozu, Yasujirou Ozu, James Maki, Ernst Schwartz, Shūtarō Komiya, Komiya Shūtarō

Japanese film director, screenwriter (1903–1963)

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Yasujirō Ozu (1903–1963) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and production designer. He began his work period in 1929 and was educated at Waseda University. His notable works include *Equinox Flower* and *Late Spring*. Ozu received the Sutherland Trophy during his career.

Born in Tokyo, he resided in Tokyo and Matsusaka. Ozu served in the Imperial Japanese Army, participating in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Battle of Nanchang. He died of laryngeal cancer at the Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital. He is buried at Engaku-ji Temple.

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Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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…

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Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2026
The Ozu Diaries — Self (archive footage)2025
Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake — Self (archive footage)1978

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Japan
Place of death: Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital
Occupation: screenwriter
Educated at: Waseda University
Languages spoken: Japanese
Native language: Japanese
Notable work: Late Spring
Conflict: Battle of Nanchang
Military branch: Imperial Japanese Army
Official website: www.cinemaclassics.jp/ozu
Image: Yasujiro Ozu by Shigeru Tanura.jpg
Residence: Matsusaka

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Commons category: Yasujirō Ozu
date of birth: 1903-12-12
date of death: 1963-12-12
name in kana: おづやすじろう
place of burial: Engaku-ji Temple
cause of death: laryngeal cancer
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: 小津安二郎
topic's main category: Category:Yasujirō Ozu
start of work period: 1929-00-00
pseudonym: Shūtarō Komiya
Commons Creator page: Yasujirō Ozu
described at URL: www.a2pcinema.com/ozu-san

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Encyclopedic overview

Yasujirō Ozu (小津安二郎, Ozu Yasujirō; 12 December 1903 – 12 December 1963) was a Japanese filmmaker. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in the 1930s. The most prominent themes of Ozu's work are family and marriage, and especially the relationships between generations. His most widely beloved films include Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953) and An Autumn Afternoon (1962).

Widely regarded as one of the world's greatest and most influential filmmakers, Ozu's work has continued to receive acclaim since his death. In the 2012 Sight & Sound poll, Ozu's Tokyo Story was voted the third-greatest film of all time by critics world-wide. In the same poll, Tokyo Story was voted the greatest film of all time by 358 directors and film-makers world-wide.

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