Yasujiro Ozu

ABOUT YASUJIRO OZU

Motion picture director who originated during the silent film era and became most recognized for his works Late Spring and Tokyo Story.

He started directing in 1927 with a large portion of his earliest films not surviving. His earliest surviving film is called Student Romance: Days of Youth.

A couple of his other notable films include the 1951 picture Early Summer and the 1959 movie Floating Weeds.

He shares a grave with his mother.

He directed Setsuko Hara in what is considered to be his masterpiece Tokyo Story.