Yasujirō Ozu

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Yasujirō Ozu was a seminal Japanese film director renowned for his minimalist style, low camera angles, and deeply human family dramas such as "Tokyo Story."

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Yasujirō Ozu canonical 15
Yasujiro Ozu 8
Ozu Yasujirō 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film director
person
screenwriter
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1920s
awardReceived Blue Ribbon Awards
Kinema Junpo Awards
linked to: Kinema Junpo Award
birthDate 1903-12-12
birthPlace Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan
burialPlace Engaku-ji, Kamakura, Japan
linked to: Engaku-ji
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1963-12-12
deathPlace Tokyo, Japan
linked to: Tokyo
employer Shōchiku
linked to: Shochiku
firstFeatureFilm Blade of Penitence
genre family drama
shomingeki
hasSignatureTechnique direct cuts instead of dissolves
tatami-level camera position
hasSignatureTheme changing Japanese society
generational conflict
parent–child relationships
influenced Japanese cinema
world cinema
influencedBy American silent comedy
languageOfWork Japanese
movement Shōchiku studio directors
linked to: Yasujirō Ozu
name Yasujirō Ozu
nativeName 小津 安二郎
notableCollaboration Chishū Ryū
Kōgo Noda
Setsuko Hara
notableWork An Autumn Afternoon
Early Summer
Floating Weeds
I Was Born, But...
Late Spring
Tokyo Story
occupation film director
screenwriter
religion Buddhism
style focus on everyday family life
low camera angles
minimalist film style
pillow shots
static camera
subjectOf critical studies in film theory

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Yasujirō Ozu name Yasujirō Ozu
Yasujirō Ozu movement Shōchiku studio directors
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Onomichi hasCulturalAssociation Yasujiro Ozu
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Tanaka Kinuyo workedWith Ozu Yasujirō
linked to: Yasujirō Ozu
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Lee Isaac Chung influencedBy Yasujirō Ozu
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Floating Weeds director Yasujirō Ozu
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