Deceased
How Did Yasujirō Ozu Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 60Also known asOzu Yasujiro, Yasujirô Ozu, Ozu Yasujirō, Shuutarou Komiya, James Maki, Ernst Schwartz, 小津安二郎, Ясудзиро Одзу, ジェームス・槇, Shūtarō KomiyaGenderMaleNationalityJapanBorn11/12/1903Born inTokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, JapanDied12/12/1963Died inInstitute of Science Tokyo HospitalCauselaryngeal cancerWikidataQ55402 ↗Buried atEngaku-ji TempleTMDb#95501 ↗
Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese filmmaker. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour 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 family and marriage, and especially the relationships between generations. His most widely beloved films include Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953) and An Autumn Afternoon (1962).
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
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| 2025 | The Ozu DiariesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 122 |