Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Directed 54
1960s
- 1964
Watashi-wa beretto
Script Supervisor
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1942
- 1941
1930s
- 1937
What Did the Lady Forget?
Director
- 1936
The Lion Dance
Director
College Is a Nice Place
Director
- 1935
An Inn in Tokyo
Director
An Innocent Maid
Director
- 1934
A Mother Should Be Loved
Director
- 1933
Passing Fancy
Director
Woman of Tokyo
Director
- 1932
Until the Day We Meet Again
Director
Spring Comes from the Ladies
Director
- 1931
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
Director
The Lady and the Beard
Director
- 1930
Young Lady
Director
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
Director
The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
Director
That Night's Wife
Director
I Flunked, But...
Director
Walk Cheerfully
Director
A Primer on Marriage
Director
1920s
- 1929
A Straightforward Boy
Director
The Life of an Office Worker
Director
I Graduated, But...
Director
Fighting Friends
Director
Treasure Mountain
Director
- 1928
Pumpkin
Director
Wife Lost
Director
Dreams of Youth
Director
- 1927
Sword of Penitence
Director
Wrote 46
2020s
- 2023
2000s
- 2003
An Autumn Afternoon
Screenplay
1960s
- 1965
Danshun
Original Story
The Radish and the Carrot
Story
- 1964
Watashi-wa beretto
Writer
- 1963
Youth After School
Writer
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
The Moon Has Risen
Screenplay
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1942
- 1941
1930s
- 1937
What Did the Lady Forget?
Writer
- 1936
College Is a Nice Place
Writer
- 1935
An Inn in Tokyo
Story
- 1934
A Mother Should Be Loved
Story
- 1933
Passing Fancy
Story
Woman of Tokyo
Story
- 1932
Spring Comes from the Ladies
Story
- 1931
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
Writer
- 1930
Young Lady
Idea
I Flunked, But...
Story
1920s
- 1929
The Life of an Office Worker
Story
Treasure Mountain
Story
- 1928
Pumpkin
Story
Dreams of Youth
Writer
Other crew 1
1980s
- 1987
Appearances3
2020s
- 2026
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025
The Ozu Diaries
Self (archive footage)
1970s
- 1978
Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake
Self (archive footage)