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Director
Yasujiro Ozu
Defining Films
Profile
Yasujiro Ozu was a pioneering Japanese film director known for his distinctive minimalist style and low camera angles that became his signature aesthetic. He specialized in domestic dramas depicting middle-class Japanese family life, exploring themes of generational conflict, loss, and tradition with subtle emotional depth. Ozu's influential filmography, including masterpieces like 'Tokyo Story' (1953) and 'An Autumn Afternoon' (1962), established him as one of cinema's greatest auteurs.
Filmography (36)
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
An Autumn Afternoon
End Of Summer
Late Autumn
Floating Weeds
Good Morning
Equinox Flower
Tokyo Twilight
Early Spring
The Flavour Of Green Tea Over Rice
Early Summer
The Munekata Sisters
A Hen In The Wind
Record Of A Tenement Gentleman
There Was A Father
Brothers And Sisters Of The Toda Family
What Did The Lady Forget?
The Only Son
Kagamijishi
Kagamijishi
An Inn In Tokyo
Story Of Floating Weeds
A Mother Should Be Loved
Woman Of Tokyo
Passing Fancy
Dragnet Girl
Where Now Are The Dreams Of Youth?
I Was Born, But…
The Lady and the Beard
Tokyo Chorus
I Flunked, But…
Walk Cheerfully
That Night’s Wife
A Straightforward Boy
Days Of Youth
I Graduated, But…