Yasujirō Ozu
Personal Info
Known For Director
Gender Male
Birthday 1903-12-11
Deathday 1963-12-12 (60 years old)
Place of Birth Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As Ozu Yasujiro, Yasujirô Ozu, Ozu Yasujirō, Shuutarou Komiya, James Maki, Ernst Schwartz, Yasujiro Ozu, 小津安二郎, 오즈 야스지로, Ясудзиро Одзу, ジェームス・槇, Shūtarō Komiya
Yasujirō Ozu
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.
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