Yasujiro Ozu

Yasujiro Ozu (?? ??? Ozu Yasujir?) (December 12, 1903 - December 12, 1963) was an influential Japanese film director.

Tributes

In 2003, the centenary of Yasujiro Ozu's birth was commemorated at various film festivals around the world. Shochiku produced the film Café Lumière (????), directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien as homage to Ozu, with direct reference to the late master's Tokyo Story (1953), to premiere on Ozu's birthday.

Related Topics:
2003 - Shochiku - Café Lumière - Taiwan - Hou Hsiao-Hsien

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John Walker, editor of the Halliwell's Film Guides, placed Tokyo Story top in a list of the best 1000 films yet made.

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