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Yasujirō Ozu
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Yasujirō Ozu 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
Ozu in 1951
Ozu in 1951
Yasujiro Ozu during the filming of Dragnet Girl 1933
Yasujiro Ozu during the filming of Dragnet Girl 1933
Ozu's grave at Engaku-ji, Kamakura in 2018
Ozu's grave at Engaku-ji, Kamakura in 2018
Setsuko Hara (left) and Yasujirō Ozu (far right) on location of Tokyo Story (1953)
Setsuko Hara (left) and Yasujirō Ozu (far right) on location of Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story
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Tokyo Story is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chishū Ryū and Chieko Higashiyama, about an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children.
Yasujirō Ozu
…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). Widely regarded as one of the world's greatest and most influential filmmakers, Ozu's work has continued to…
Theatrical release poster
Theatrical release poster
From left to right: Kōichi (So Yamamura), Fumiko (Kuniko Miyake), Shūkichi (Chishū Ryū), Noriko (Setsuko Hara), Shige (Haruko Sugimura) and Tomi (Chie
From left to right: Kōichi (So Yamamura), Fumiko (Kuniko Miyake), Shūkichi (Chishū Ryū), Noriko (Setsuko Hara), Shige (Haruko Sugimura) and Tomi (Chieko Higashiyama)