Directing
Yasujirō Ozu
- Titles
- 70movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1927 to 2016, with a break from 1966 to 2002, busiest in 1930 with 7 main titles.
- Directed
- 54titles as director
- Average score
76/100
- Highest rated
Tokyo Story92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Family Dynamics8.2average 4.7
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.6
- Melancholy6.9average 4.7
- Wholesome5.4average 3.3
- Pathos7.1average 5.2
- Coming of Age4.5average 2.9
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.1, average 5.1
- Violence1.4, average 4.3
- Mystery1.8, average 4.1
- Crime1.4, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- Post-War Japan 8
- Family Drama 8
- Social Realism 7
- Classic Japanese Cinema 6
- Japanese Cinema 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Melancholy 4
- Classic Cinema 4
- Character Study 4
- Melancholy Tone 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- HHideo ShigeharaCinematographerI Was Born, But..., A Story of Floating Weeds, An Inn in Tokyo, What Did the Lady Forget?, Dragnet Girl, +24 more
Kōgo NodaWriterTokyo Story, Late Spring, An Autumn Afternoon, Good Morning, Tokyo Twilight, +23 more
Chishū RyūActorTokyo Story, Late Spring, An Autumn Afternoon, Good Morning, Tokyo Twilight, +21 more
Tatsuo SaitōActorI Was Born, But..., The Munekata Sisters, Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, What Did the Lady Forget?, Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?, +18 more
Takeshi SakamotoActorThere Was a Father, Record of a Tenement Gentleman, I Was Born, But..., A Story of Floating Weeds, An Inn in Tokyo, +17 more
Yûharu AtsutaCinematographerTokyo Story, Late Spring, An Autumn Afternoon, Good Morning, Tokyo Twilight, +12 more
Chōko IidaActorRecord of a Tenement Gentleman, The Only Son, A Story of Floating Weeds, An Inn in Tokyo, What Did the Lady Forget?, +11 more- TTadao IkedaWriterFloating Weeds, There Was a Father, Record of a Tenement Gentleman, A Story of Floating Weeds, Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, +10 more
Mitsuko YoshikawaActorRecord of a Tenement Gentleman, I Was Born, But..., The Only Son, Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, What Did the Lady Forget?, +9 more- YYoshiyasu HamamuraEditorTokyo Story, Late Spring, An Autumn Afternoon, Good Morning, Tokyo Twilight, +8 more
Kinuyo TanakaActorEquinox Flower, The Munekata Sisters, The Moon Has Risen, Dragnet Girl, A Hen in the Wind, +6 more
Tomio AokiActorI Was Born, But..., The Only Son, A Story of Floating Weeds, An Inn in Tokyo, Passing Fancy, +5 more
Movies and TV shows
662020s
2 titles
Original Story
as Stranger in Photo
2010s
2 titles · average score 79
Writer
79
Original Film Writer
2000s
2 titles
Original Film Writer
Screenplay
1980s
1 title · average score 89
89
In Memory Of
1960s
6 titles · average score 82
Script Supervisor, Writer
89
Director, Screenplay
79
Director, Screenplay
78
Director, Screenplay
1950s
10 titles · average score 85
85
Screenplay, Director
88
Screenplay, Director
87
Director, Screenplay
88
Director, Screenplay
88
Screenplay, Director
69
Screenplay
92
Director, Screenplay
86
Screenplay, Director
91
Director, Screenplay
71
Screenplay, Director
1940s
5 titles · average score 83
89
Director, Screenplay
72
Director, Screenplay
90
Screenplay, Director
87
Writer, Director
75
Writer, Director
1930s
26 titles · average score 72
73
Director, Writer
75
Story, Director
75
Story, Director
88
Story, Director
78
Story, Director
69
Story, Director
76
Director, Story
90
Director, Idea
73
Director
67
Director
63
Director
1920s
12 titles · average score 59
59
Director
60
Writer, Director
59
Director
58
Director
Director, Story
Story, Director
Director, Writer
Director, Dialogue
Director
Director
Director, Story
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