Yasujirō Ozu
Japanese filmmaker (1903–1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in the 1930s. The most prominent themes of Ozu's work are family and marriage, and especially the relationships between generations. His most widely beloved films include Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953) and An Autumn Afternoon (1962).
Yasujirō Ozu | |||||
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小津 安二郎 | |||||
Born | (1903-12-12)12 December 1903 Mannencho, Fukagawa City, Tokyo, Japan | ||||
Died | 12 December 1963(1963-12-12) (aged 60) Bunkyō City, Tokyo, Japan | ||||
Resting place | Engaku-ji, Kamakura, Japan | ||||
Other names | James Maki | ||||
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter | ||||
Years active | 1929–1963 | ||||
Movement | Shomin-geki | ||||
Japanese name | |||||
Hiragana | おづ やすじろう | ||||
Katakana | オヅ ヤスジロウ | ||||
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Widely regarded as one of the world's greatest and most influential filmmakers, Ozu's work has continued to receive acclaim since his death. In the 2012 Sight & Sound poll, Ozu's Tokyo Story was voted the third-greatest film of all time by critics world-wide. In the same poll, Tokyo Story was voted the greatest film of all time by 358 directors and film-makers world-wide.[1]