Biographie et filmographie

Yasujirō Ozu

Yasujirō Ozu, né le 12 décembre 1903 à Tokyo et mort le 12 décembre 1963 dans la même ville, est un réalisateur et scénariste japonais. Il entre aux studios Shōchiku dans les années 1920 et réalise son premier film en 1927.

Après avoir tourné de nombreuses comédies et drames muets, il développe progressivement un style très personnel, caractérisé par une mise en scène épurée, une caméra souvent placée à faible hauteur et une attention particulière aux relations familiales et aux transformations de la société japonaise. Parmi ses films les plus connus figurent Il était un père (1942), Printemps tardif (1949), Été précoce (1951), Voyage à Tokyo (1953), Fleurs d’équinoxe (1958) et Le Goût du saké (1962).

Longtemps moins connu à l’étranger que certains de ses contemporains, Ozu acquiert après sa mort une reconnaissance internationale majeure. Son œuvre est aujourd’hui considérée comme l’une des plus importantes du cinéma japonais.

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Films (67)

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas

2026 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ozu Diaries

The Ozu Diaries

2025 · Self (archive footage)

Lil’ Tokyo Story

Lil’ Tokyo Story

2016 · Writer

Musume no kekkon

Musume no kekkon

2003 · Original Film Writer

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

2003 · Screenplay

Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

1987 · In Memory Of

Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake

Yasujiro Ozu and the Taste of Sake

1978 · Self (archive footage)

Danshun

Danshun

1965 · Original Story

The Radish and the Carrot

The Radish and the Carrot

1965 · Story

Watashi-wa beretto

Watashi-wa beretto

1964 · Script Supervisor, Writer

Youth After School

Youth After School

1963 · Writer

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962 · Screenplay, Director

The End of Summer

The End of Summer

1961 · Director, Screenplay

Late Autumn

Late Autumn

1960 · Director, Screenplay

Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

1959 · Screenplay, Director

Good Morning

Good Morning

1959 · Director, Screenplay

Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

1958 · Director, Screenplay

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

1957 · Director, Screenplay

Early Spring

Early Spring

1956 · Director, Screenplay

The Moon Has Risen

The Moon Has Risen

1955 · Screenplay

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

1953 · Director, Screenplay

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952 · Director, Screenplay

Early Summer

Early Summer

1951 · Director, Screenplay

The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters

1950 · Director, Screenplay

Late Spring

Late Spring

1949 · Director, Screenplay

A Hen in the Wind

A Hen in the Wind

1948 · Director, Screenplay

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947 · Director, Screenplay

There Was a Father

There Was a Father

1942 · Director, Writer

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1941 · Director, Writer

Unending Advance

Unending Advance

1937 · Story

What Did the Lady Forget?

What Did the Lady Forget?

1937 · Director, Writer

The Only Son

The Only Son

1936 · Story, Director

The Lion Dance

The Lion Dance

1936 · Director

College Is a Nice Place

College Is a Nice Place

1936 · Director, Writer

An Inn in Tokyo

An Inn in Tokyo

1935 · Director, Story

An Innocent Maid

An Innocent Maid

1935 · Director

A Story of Floating Weeds

A Story of Floating Weeds

1934 · Story, Director

A Mother Should Be Loved

A Mother Should Be Loved

1934 · Director, Story

Passing Fancy

Passing Fancy

1933 · Director, Story

Dragnet Girl

Dragnet Girl

1933 · Director, Story

Woman of Tokyo

Woman of Tokyo

1933 · Director, Story

Until the Day We Meet Again

Until the Day We Meet Again

1932 · Director

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

1932 · Director

I Was Born, But...

I Was Born, But...

1932 · Director, Idea

Spring Comes from the Ladies

Spring Comes from the Ladies

1932 · Director, Story

Tokyo Chorus

Tokyo Chorus

1931 · Director

The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman

The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman

1931 · Writer, Director

The Lady and the Beard

The Lady and the Beard

1931 · Director

Young Lady

Young Lady

1930 · Director, Idea

The Luck Which Touched the Leg

The Luck Which Touched the Leg

1930 · Director

The Revengeful Spirit of Eros

The Revengeful Spirit of Eros

1930 · Director

That Night's Wife

That Night's Wife

1930 · Director

I Flunked, But...

I Flunked, But...

1930 · Director, Story

Walk Cheerfully

Walk Cheerfully

1930 · Director

A Primer on Marriage

A Primer on Marriage

1930 · Director

A Straightforward Boy

A Straightforward Boy

1929 · Director

The Life of an Office Worker

The Life of an Office Worker

1929 · Director, Story

I Graduated, But...

I Graduated, But...

1929 · Director

Fighting Friends

Fighting Friends

1929 · Director

Days of Youth

Days of Youth

1929 · Director, Writer

Treasure Mountain

Treasure Mountain

1929 · Director, Story

Physical Beauty

Physical Beauty

1928 · Director, Dialogue

Couple on the Move

Couple on the Move

1928 · Director

Pumpkin

Pumpkin

1928 · Director, Story

Wife Lost

Wife Lost

1928 · Director

Dreams of Youth

Dreams of Youth

1928 · Director, Writer

Sword of Penitence

Sword of Penitence

1927 · Director

Séries (1)