Yasujirō Ozu
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| - | ''Ozu Yasujirō'' ([[12 December]] [[1903]] - [[12 December]] [[1963]]) was an [[influential]] [[Japan]]ese [[film director]]. Although marriage and family were among the most persistent themes in his body of work, Ozu remained single and childless all his life. | + | ''Ozu Yasujirō'' ([[12 December]] [[1903]] - [[12 December]] [[1963]]) was an [[influential]] [[Japan]]ese [[film director]]. Although marriage and family were among the most persistent themes in his body of work, Ozu remained [[single]] and [[childless]] all his life. He is noted for such films as ''[[Good Morning]]''. |
| - | + | ==Partial filmography== | |
| - | == From Dennis Cooper == | + | The following 33 films survive: |
| - | :A reassessment of Ozu's work in currently progress, spearheaded in part by a new book, [[Yoshishige Yoshida|Kiju Yoshida]]'s Ozu's Anti-Cinema, which throws Ozu's body of work into a whole new light. Aside from being the first Japanese look at his work to be translated into English, the book is of double interest due to the background of his writer. Yoshida was one of the most significant filmmakers of the Japanese New Wave movement of the 60s, with his most famous work being ''[[Eros Plus Massacre]]'' in 1969. [http://denniscooper-theweaklings.blogspot.com/2007/06/yasujiro-ozu-day.html Yasujiro Ozu day] | + | * ''[[Days of Youth]]'' (1929, 学生ロマンス 若き日) |
| + | * ''[[Walk Cheerfully]]'' (1930, 朗かに歩め) | ||
| + | * ''[[I Flunked But...]]'' (1930, 落第はしたけれど) | ||
| + | * ''[[That Night's Wife]]'' (1930, その夜の妻) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Lady and The Beard]]'' (1931) | ||
| + | * ''[[Tokyo Chorus]]'' (1931, 東京の合唱) | ||
| + | * ''[[I Was Born, But...]]'' (1932, 大人の見る繪本 生れてはみたけれど) | ||
| + | * ''[[Where Now Are The Dreams Of Youth]]'' (1932, 靑春の夢いまいづこ) | ||
| + | * ''[[Woman of Tokyo]]'' (1933, 東京の女) | ||
| + | * ''[[Dragnet Girl]]'' (1933, 非常線の女) | ||
| + | * ''[[Passing Fancy]]'' (1933) | ||
| + | * ''[[A Mother Should be Loved]]'' (1934) (no complete prints known to exist) | ||
| + | * ''[[A Story of Floating Weeds]]'' (1934, 浮草物語) | ||
| + | * ''[[An Inn in Tokyo]]'' (1935, 東京の宿) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Only Son (1936 film)|The Only Son]]'' (1936, ひとり息子) | ||
| + | * ''[[What Did the Lady Forget?]]'' (1937, 淑女は何を忘れたか) | ||
| + | * ''[[Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family]]'' (1941, 戸田家の兄妹) | ||
| + | * ''[[There Was a Father]]'' (1942, 父ありき) | ||
| + | * ''[[Record of a Tenement Gentleman]]'' (1947, 長屋紳士録) | ||
| + | * ''[[A Hen in the Wind]]'' (1948, 風の中の牝鶏) | ||
| + | * ''[[Late Spring]]'' (1949, 晩春) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Munakata Sisters]]'' (1950, 宗方姉妹) | ||
| + | * ''[[Early Summer]]'' (1951, 麥秋) | ||
| + | * ''[[Tea Over Rice]]'' (1952, お茶漬けの味) | ||
| + | * ''[[Tokyo Story]]'' (1953, 東京物語) | ||
| + | * ''[[Early Spring]]'' (1956, 早春) | ||
| + | * ''[[Tokyo Twilight]]'' (1957, 東京暮色) | ||
| + | * ''[[Equinox Flower]]'' (1958, 彼岸花) | ||
| + | * ''[[Good Morning (movie)|Good Morning]]'' (1959, お早よう) | ||
| + | * ''[[Floating Weeds]]'' (1959, 浮草) | ||
| + | * ''[[Late Autumn]]'' (1960), 秋日和) | ||
| + | * ''[[The End of Summer]]'' (1961, 小早川家の秋) | ||
| + | * ''[[An Autumn Afternoon]]'' (1962, 秋刀魚の味) | ||
| ==References & further reading== | ==References & further reading== | ||
| - | * ''Ozu's Anti-Cinema'' by Kiju Yoshida. Center for Japanese Studies, [[University of Michigan]]; (1998), ISBN 1-929280-27-0 | + | * ''[[Ozu's Anti-Cinema]]'' by Kiju Yoshida. Center for Japanese Studies, [[University of Michigan]]; ([[1998]]), ISBN 1-929280-27-0 |
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Ozu Yasujirō (12 December 1903 - 12 December 1963) was an influential Japanese film director. Although marriage and family were among the most persistent themes in his body of work, Ozu remained single and childless all his life. He is noted for such films as Good Morning.
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Partial filmography
The following 33 films survive:
- Days of Youth (1929, 学生ロマンス 若き日)
- Walk Cheerfully (1930, 朗かに歩め)
- I Flunked But... (1930, 落第はしたけれど)
- That Night's Wife (1930, その夜の妻)
- The Lady and The Beard (1931)
- Tokyo Chorus (1931, 東京の合唱)
- I Was Born, But... (1932, 大人の見る繪本 生れてはみたけれど)
- Where Now Are The Dreams Of Youth (1932, 靑春の夢いまいづこ)
- Woman of Tokyo (1933, 東京の女)
- Dragnet Girl (1933, 非常線の女)
- Passing Fancy (1933)
- A Mother Should be Loved (1934) (no complete prints known to exist)
- A Story of Floating Weeds (1934, 浮草物語)
- An Inn in Tokyo (1935, 東京の宿)
- The Only Son (1936, ひとり息子)
- What Did the Lady Forget? (1937, 淑女は何を忘れたか)
- Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941, 戸田家の兄妹)
- There Was a Father (1942, 父ありき)
- Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947, 長屋紳士録)
- A Hen in the Wind (1948, 風の中の牝鶏)
- Late Spring (1949, 晩春)
- The Munakata Sisters (1950, 宗方姉妹)
- Early Summer (1951, 麥秋)
- Tea Over Rice (1952, お茶漬けの味)
- Tokyo Story (1953, 東京物語)
- Early Spring (1956, 早春)
- Tokyo Twilight (1957, 東京暮色)
- Equinox Flower (1958, 彼岸花)
- Good Morning (1959, お早よう)
- Floating Weeds (1959, 浮草)
- Late Autumn (1960), 秋日和)
- The End of Summer (1961, 小早川家の秋)
- An Autumn Afternoon (1962, 秋刀魚の味)
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References & further reading
- Ozu's Anti-Cinema by Kiju Yoshida. Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan; (1998), ISBN 1-929280-27-0
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