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Yasujirō Ozu
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.
As director
An Autumn Afternoon
The End of Summer
Late Autumn
Good Morning
Floating Weeds
Equinox Flower
Tokyo Twilight
Early Spring
Tokyo Story
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Early Summer
The Munekata Sisters
Late Spring
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
The Lion Dance
College Is a Nice Place
An Inn in Tokyo
An Innocent Maid
A Story of Floating Weeds
A Mother Should Be Loved
Passing Fancy
Dragnet Girl
Woman of Tokyo
I Was Born, But...
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
