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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.
Yasujirô Ozu. Writer: Tokyo Story. Tokyo-born Yasujiro Ozu was a movie buff from childhood, often playing hooky from school in order to see Hollywood movies in his local theatre. In 1923 he landed a job as a camera assistant at Shochiku Studios in Tokyo.
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- I Was Born, But… (1932) Only 36 of Ozu’s 54 films survive to this day. He made the bulk of the lost titles, including his debut and only period drama, The Sword of Penitence (1927), during the silent era.
- Dragnet Girl (1933) This Yokohama-set crime drama is barely recognisable as a Japanese film (save for its Japanese performers), let alone one from the future director of Tokyo Story (1953).
- A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) The hallmarks of the Ozu style are much more evident in this portrait of the dramas within an itinerant kabuki troupe in which not all of the family relationships are immediately apparent.
- Late Spring (1949) The postwar era saw Ozu and his screenwriter Kogo Noda narrowing their focus almost exclusively towards family life. Late Spring might be described as the archetypal Ozu set-up, and the first in the so-called ‘Noriko trilogy’, in which Setsuko Hara played effectively the same character in different household situations.
Aug 13, 2023 · A retrospective of all of Ozu's extant films screened on 35mm, with five new prints created for the occasion. Learn about Ozu's life, style, influences and legacy as a prolific and influential filmmaker who distilled cinema to its essential elements.
Dec 11, 2015 · Learn how the Japanese director created a visual language of his own with precise compositions, low camera angles, and elliptical storytelling. Watch a video essay that explores Ozu's aesthetic and narrative motifs across his extensive body of work.
Jun 20, 1993 · Roger Ebert pays tribute to the Japanese film director Yasujiro Ozu, who died 30 years ago but is now widely acclaimed as one of the greatest of all time. He explains Ozu's unique style, themes and visual devices, and shares his personal experience of teaching Ozu's films to his class.
Jun 10, 2024 · Ozu Yasujirō (born Dec. 12, 1903, Tokyo, Japan—died Dec. 12, 1963, Tokyo) was a motion-picture director who originated the shomin-geki (“common-people’s drama”), a genre dealing with lower-middle-class Japanese family life.
