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Yasujirô Ozu, director
Director

Yasujirô Ozu: Movies & Box Office

films
42
as director
40
on screen
1927–2023
box office
$154K
Biggest hits

The Best Yasujirô Ozu Movies

The films of Yasujirô Ozu that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Tokyo Story (1953) leads with $93.9K. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.

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Career at a glance

Yasujirô Ozu's Career in Numbers

Yasujirô Ozu's films in numbers — as a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Yasujirô Ozu works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Sword of Penitence (1927) to applechedikal (2023), and the 1930s were the busiest decade.

Yasujirô Ozu Movies by Decade

  1. 1920s 9
  2. 1930s 16
  3. 1940s 5
  4. 1950s 8
  5. 1960s 1
  6. 1970s 1
  7. 2020s 1

The 1930s were Yasujirô Ozu's busiest decade, with 16 films.

Yasujirô Ozu Movies by Genre

  • Drama 24
  • Comedy 13
  • Romance 2
  • Documentary 1
  • Crime 1

Drama is the genre Yasujirô Ozu has worked in most, with 24 films, ahead of comedy (13).

Yasujirô Ozu Career Milestones

First film
Sword of Penitence 1927
Biggest box office hit
Tokyo Story $93.9K worldwide
Newest film
applechedikal 2023
42 credits

Yasujirô Ozu Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Yasujirô Ozu is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 40 as director and 1 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Movies Directed by Yasujirô Ozu

40
  1. 1972 Late Spring (1949) (1972) movie poster Late Spring (1949) Drama
  2. 1960 Late Autumn (1960) movie poster Late Autumn Drama
  3. 1959 Good Morning (1959) movie poster Good Morning Comedy
  4. 1958 Equinox Flower (1958) movie poster Equinox Flower Comedy
  5. 1957 Tokyo Twilight (1957) movie poster Tokyo Twilight Drama
  6. 1956 Early Spring (1956) movie poster Early Spring Drama
  7. 1953 Tokyo Story (1953) movie poster Tokyo Story Drama
  8. 1952 The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) movie poster The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice Drama
  9. 1951 Early Summer (1951) movie poster Early Summer Drama
  10. 1950 The Munekata Sisters (1950) movie poster The Munekata Sisters Drama
  11. 1949 Late Spring (1949) movie poster Late Spring Drama
  12. 1948 A Hen in the Wind (1948) movie poster A Hen in the Wind Drama
  13. 1947 Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947) movie poster Record of a Tenement Gentleman Drama
  14. 1942 There Was a Father (1942) movie poster There Was a Father Drama
  15. 1941 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941) movie poster Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family Drama
  16. 1937 What Did the Lady Forget? (1937) movie poster What Did the Lady Forget? Comedy
  17. 1936 The Only Son (1936) movie poster The Only Son Drama
  18. 1936 The Lion Dance (1936) movie poster The Lion Dance Documentary
  19. 1936 College Is a Nice Place (1936) movie poster College Is a Nice Place Comedy
  20. 1935 An Inn in Tokyo (1935) movie poster An Inn in Tokyo Drama
  21. 1934 A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) movie poster A Story of Floating Weeds Drama
  22. 1934 A Mother Should Be Loved (1934) movie poster A Mother Should Be Loved Drama
  23. 1933 Passing Fancy (1933) movie poster Passing Fancy Drama
  24. 1933 Dragnet Girl (1933) movie poster Dragnet Girl Romance
  25. 1933 Woman of Tokyo (1933) movie poster Woman of Tokyo Drama
  26. 1932 Until the Day We Meet Again (1932) movie poster Until the Day We Meet Again Drama
  27. 1932 Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932) movie poster Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? Comedy
  28. 1932 I Was Born, But… (1932) movie poster I Was Born, But… Comedy
  29. 1931 Tokyo Chorus (1931) movie poster Tokyo Chorus Comedy
  30. 1930 I Flunked, But… (1930) movie poster I Flunked, But… Comedy
  31. 1930 Walk Cheerfully (1930) movie poster Walk Cheerfully Drama
  32. 1929 A Straightforward Boy (1929) movie poster A Straightforward Boy Crime
  33. 1929 The Life of an Office Worker (1929) movie poster The Life of an Office Worker Drama
  34. 1929 I Graduated, But… (1929) movie poster I Graduated, But… Comedy
  35. 1929 Fighting Friends (1929) movie poster Fighting Friends Comedy
  36. 1929 Days of Youth (1929) movie poster Days of Youth Romance
  37. 1928 Physical Beauty (1928) movie poster Physical Beauty Comedy
  38. 1928 Couple on the Move (1928) movie poster Couple on the Move Drama
  39. 1928 Dreams of Youth (1928) movie poster Dreams of Youth Comedy
  40. 1927 Sword of Penitence (1927) movie poster Sword of Penitence Drama

Yasujirô Ozu Movies as an Actor

1
  1. 2023 applechedikal (2023) movie poster applechedikal as Stranger in Photo · Comedy

Yasujirô Ozu in Documentaries & Specials

1
  1. 1993 Talking with Ozu (1993) movie poster Talking with Ozu as Self (archival footage) · Documentary
Works with

Who Yasujirô Ozu Makes Movies With

The actors and directors Yasujirô Ozu shares the most films with. Chishû Ryû comes first, with 30 films together, followed by Kuniko Miyake (9).

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Yasujirô Ozu: Questions & Answers

How many movies Yasujirô Ozu has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Yasujirô Ozu been in?

Yasujirô Ozu is credited on 42 films, from 1927 to 2023. 1 of them as an actor and 40 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Yasujirô Ozu's highest-grossing movie?

Tokyo Story (1953) is Yasujirô Ozu's biggest box office hit, with $93.9K worldwide, ahead of Late Spring (1949) ($19.7K). Across every film with box office figures, Yasujirô Ozu's movies have made $154K.

Yasujirô Ozu's biggest hits

What is Yasujirô Ozu's newest movie?

The most recent film on Yasujirô Ozu's filmography is applechedikal (2023), in the role of Stranger in Photo.

Who does Yasujirô Ozu work with most often?

Yasujirô Ozu shares the most films with Chishû Ryû (30 films), Kuniko Miyake (9 films) and Kinuyo Tanaka (8 films).

The Best Yasujirô Ozu Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 42 directing credits.

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