Yasujiro Ozu

8.9	Listal rating

Stats

Born: 12 December 1903 Died: 12 December 1963

Country of origin: Japan

Height: 5' 7"

Ethnicity: Asian

Lists

148 votes

Listal's 100 best Directors (The Results) (100 items)
list by propelas

Published 2 years, 1 month ago

123 comments

102 votes

Directors:The Filmography of... (207 items)
list by propelas

Published 2 years, 2 months ago

20 comments

63 votes

10 directors x 10 movies I grew up with (10 items)
list by Aira

Published 2 years, 9 months ago

4 comments

55 votes

Who's Listal's Role Model? (184 items)
list by Fimc14

Published 4 months, 3 weeks ago

31 comments

35 votes

The top-60 directors (60 items)
list by The Wolf

Published 4 years, 1 month ago

10 comments

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Executive Creative Consultant (1), Writer (1), Director (1), Deceased (1), Died 1963 (1), Born 1903 (1), Male (1), Japanese (1)

Movies directed by

1. Tokyo Story (1953)

Rating:

8.5

244 Watched

2. Late Spring (1949)

Rating:

8.4

103 Watched

3. An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

Rating:

8.3

70 want to see

4. Floating Weeds (1959)

Rating:

8.1

61 Watched

5. Early Summer (1951)

Rating:

8.6

56 Watched

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Movies written by

1. Tokyo Story (1953)

Rating:

8.5

244 Watched

2. Late Spring (1949)

Rating:

8.4

103 Watched

3. An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

Rating:

8.3

70 want to see

4. Floating Weeds (1959)

Rating:

8.1

61 Watched

5. Early Summer (1951)

Rating:

8.6

56 Watched

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100 Greatest Movie Directors by Digitaldreamdoor (100 person items)

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Sidney Lumet's Favorite Directors (35 person items)

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Who's Listal's Role Model? (184 person items)

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Greatest People (71 person items)

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GLBT Artists (71 person items)

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The Best Directors of All Time (61 person items)

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Matthew Takes on the Pantheon of Important Directo (40 person items)

"He certainly has a knack for genuine realism, which is more than I can say for a lot of other directors, but I'm not sure if he's exactly my cup of tea"

Mr. Saturn added this to a list 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Favorite Filmmakers (53 person items)

" I have formulated my own directing style in my head, proceeding without any unnecessary imitation of others. Ozu is not only a great director but a great teacher, and after you know his films, a friend. With no other director do I feel affection for every single shot... Ozu uses "pillow shots" like the pillow words in Japanese poetry, separating his scenes with brief, evocative images from everyday life. He likes trains, clouds, smoke, clothes hanging on a line, empty streets, small architectur"

propelas added this to a list 12 months ago

Directors:The Filmography of... (207 person items)

"Yasujiro Ozu's Filmography by Mr.Saturn"

Mr. Saturn added this to a list 1 year, 1 month ago

Sight & Sound Critics’ Top Ten Directors 2002 (10 person items)

" Ozu is not only a great director but a great teacher, and after you know his films, a friend. With no other director do I feel affection for every single shot... Ozu uses "pillow shots" like the pillow words in Japanese poetry, separating his scenes with brief, evocative images from everyday life. He likes trains, clouds, smoke, clothes hanging on a line, empty streets, small architectural details, banners blowing in the wind... His visual strategy is as simple (therefore as profound) as poss"