Yasujirō Ozu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yasujirō Ozu

Japanese film director

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1903

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1963

Profession: screenwriter, film director, production designer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Yasujiro Ozu (?? ???, Ozu Yasujiro, 12 December 1903 – 12 December 1963) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in color in the early 1960s.
Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in the 1930s. The most prominent themes of Ozu's work are marriage and family, especially the relationships between generations.
His most widely acclaimed films include Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953), Floating Weeds (1959), and An Autumn Afternoon (1962). His reputation has continued to grow since his death, and he is widely regarded as one of the world's most influential directors.
In the 2012 Sight & Sound poll, Ozu's Tokyo Story was voted the third-greatest film of all time by critics worldwide.