Born in Tokyo in 1903 and died in 1963, Ozu made quiet domestic dramas about family, marriage and the passing of generations. He was known for a low, static camera and calm, balanced compositions that influenced filmmakers around the world.
Filmography
- I Was Born, But... (1932)
- A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
- The Only Son (1936)
- The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
- There Was a Father (1942)
- Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
- Late Spring (1949)
- Early Summer (1951)
- The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice (1952)
- Tokyo Story (1953)
- Early Spring (1956)
- Tokyo Twilight (1957)
- Equinox Flower (1958)
- Floating Weeds (1959)
- Good Morning (1959)
- Late Autumn (1960)
- The End of Summer (1961)
- An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Photo: By Unknown author - Japanese magazine “The Mainichi Graphic, 10 August 1951 issue” published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co.,Ltd., Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons