Yasujirō Ozu

Highlighted works

Tokyo Story

The final part of Yasujiro Ozu’s loosely connected ‘Noriko’ trilogy is a devastating story of elderly grandparents brushed aside by their self-involved family.
Sanma no aji

Ozu’s final film colourfully and emotionally revisits the themes of Late Spring.

Filmography

RADISHES AND CARROTS

Director
Screenplay
RADISHES AND CARROTS

Director
Screenplay
TOKYO YOI TOKO

Director
Screenplay
TOKYO YOI TOKO

Director
Screenplay
BIRUMA SAKUSEN HARUKANARI FUBO NO KUNI

Director
Screenplay
BIRUMA SAKUSEN HARUKANARI FUBO NO KUNI

Director
Screenplay
The FLAVOR OF GREEN TEA OVER RICE

Director
Screenplay
The FLAVOR OF GREEN TEA OVER RICE

Director
Screenplay
1987

Der Himmel über Berlin

Dedicated to all the former angels...
1965

DANSHUN

Based on a story by
1964

WATASHI WA BELLETT

Supervising Director
1964

DAIKON TO NINKIN

Based on an idea by
1963

SEISHUN HOKAGO

Screenplay
1962

Sanma no aji

Director
Screenplay
1961

KOHAYAGAWA-KE NO AKI

Director
Screenplay
1960

AKIBIYORI

Director
Screenplay
1959

OHAYO

Director
Screenplay
1959

UKIGUSA

Director
Screenplay
1958

HIGANBANA

Director
Screenplay
1957

TOKYO BOSHOKU

Director
Screenplay
1956

SOSHUN

Director
Screenplay
1955

CHIYARI FUJI

Associate Producer
1955

TSUKI WA NOBORINU

Screenplay
1953

Tokyo Story

Director
Screenplay
1952

OCHAZUKE NO AJI

Director
Screenplay
1951

Bakushû

Director
Screenplay
1950

MUNEKATA SHIMAI

Director
Screenplay
1949

Late Spring

Director
Screenplay
1948

KAZE NO NAKA NO MENDORI

Director
Screenplay
1947

NAGAYA SHINSHIROKU

Director
Screenplay
1942

CHICHI ARIKI

Director
Screenplay
1941

TODAKE NO KYODAI

Director
Screenplay
1937

Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka

Director
Screenplay
1937

KAGIRINAKI ZENSHIN

Screenplay
1936

HITORI MUSUKO

Director
Based on an idea by
1936

DAIGAKU YOITOKO

Director
Based on an idea by
1936

KAGAMIJISHI

Director
1935

TOKYO NO YADO

Director
Based on a story by
1935

HAKOIRI MUSUME

Director
Based on an idea by
1934

UKIGUSA MONOGATARI

Director
Based on an idea by
1934

HAHA O KOWAZUYA

Director
Based on an idea by
1934

KAWARABAN KACHIKACHI-YAMA

Original story by
1933

Hijosen no onna

Director
Based on an idea by
1933

TOKYO NO ONNA

Director
1933

DEKIGOKORO

Director
Based on an idea by
1932

HARU WA GOFUJIN KARA

Director
Based on an idea by
1932

MATA AU HI MADE

Director
1932

SEISHUN NO YUME IMA IZUKO

Director
1932

UMARETE WA MITA KEREDO

Director
Screenplay Collaborator
Based on an idea by
1931

BIJIN AISHU

Director
Adaptation
1931

SHUKUJO TO HIGE

Director
Gags by
1931

TOKYO NO KORASU

Director
1930

KEKKONGAKU NYUMON

Director
1930

EROGAMI NO ONNEN

Director
1930

ASHI NI SAWATTA KOUN

Director
1930

Sono yo no Tsuma

Director
1930

RAKUDAI WA SHITA KEREDO

Director
Based on an idea by
1930

Hogaraka ni Ayume

Director
1930

OJOSAN

Director
Gagman
1929

TOKKAN KOZÔ

Director
Based on an idea by
1929

WAKAKI HI

Director
Screenplay Collaborator
1929

DAIGAKU WA DETA KEREDO

Director
1929

WASEI KENKA TOMODACHI

Director
1929

TAKARA NO YAMA

Director
Based on an idea by
1929

KAISHAIN SEIKATSU

Director
Based on an idea by
1928

WAKODO NO YUME

Director
Screenplay
1928

NYOBO FUNSHITSU

Director
1928

KABOCHA

Director
Based on an idea by
1928

HIKKOSHI FUFU

Director
1928

NIKUTAIBI

Director
Screenplay Revisions
1927

ZANGE NO YAIBA

Director
Based on an idea by