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Late Spring (1949)

8.3/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Chishu Ryu, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, Yumeji Tsukioka

One of the most powerful of Yasujiro Ozu's family portraits, "Late Spring" tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his be... Read more

Early Summer (1951)

8.2/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Chishu Ryu, Setsuko Hara, Ichiro Sugai, Chikage Awashima, Kuniko Miyake

Setsuko Hara has been promised an arranged marriage in post-war Japan, but too much in the world has changed for her not to challenge this tradition.... Read more

An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

8.2/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Chishu Ryu, Mariko Okada, Shima Iwashita, Shin-Ichiro Mikami, Keiji Sada

One of the world's most celebrated filmmakers, Yasujiro Ozu, observes the tangled relationships of Japanese families with an amazing blend of intimacy... Read more

Tokyo Story (1953)

8.2/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara

Aka "Tokyo Monogatari". One of the legendary classics of humanist cinema tells the simple, sad story of an elderly couple who travel to Tokyo to visit... Read more

Tokyo Twilight (1957)

8.1/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu, Isuzu Yamada, Teiji Takahashi

Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot take the truth of being abandoned as a child. Read more

Late Autumn (1960)

8/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Setsuko Hara, Yoko Tsukasa, Keiji Sada, Chishu Ryu, Shin Saburi

A widow tries to marry off her daughter with the help of her late husband's three friends. Read more

Floating Weeds (1959)

8/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyo, Haruko Sugimura, Hiroshi Kawaguchi

"Floating Weeds" tells the story of a travelling Kabuki acting troupe, led by Komajuro, who arrive in a small coastal town. There, Komajuro is reunite... Read more

Ohayo ( aka Good Morning ) (1959)

7.8/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Chishu Ryu, Koji Shidara, Haruko Sugimura, Kuniko Miyake, Yoshiko Kuga, Masahiko...

Ozu's hilarious Technicolor reworking of his silent "I Was Born, But...", "Ohayo" ("Good Morning") is the story of two young boys in suburban Tokyo wh... Read more

Equinox Flower (1958)

7.8/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiko Kuga, Keiji Sada, Teiji Takahashi

A businessman clashes with his elder daughter over her choice of a husband. Read more

The Only Son (1936)

7.8/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu

A widow sends her only son away to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him, finding him a poor school teacher with a wife and son. Read more

Early Spring (1956)

7.8/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Chikage Awashima, Teiji Takahashi, Keiko Kishi, Chishu Ryu

A young man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital romance. Read more

There Was A Father (1942)

7.8/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Chishu Ryu, Shin Saburi

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects. Read more

Tokyo Chorus (1931)

7.7/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu

A married Tokyo man faces unemployment after standing up for an older colleague. Read more

Passing Fancy (1933)

7.2/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu

Two Tokyo co-workers come across a destitute young lady in search of a place to live. Read more

I Was Born, But... (1932)

7.2/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu

Two young brothers throw a tantrum when they discover that their father isn't the most important man in his workplace. Read more

The End of Summer (1961)

6.2/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Setsuko Hara, Ganjiro Nakamura, Yoko Tsukasa

Aka "Early Autumn". The penultimate film by Yasujiro Ozu examines the difficulties faced by the Kohayagawa family as they struggle to adapt their trad... Read more

The Student Comedies: (1929)

Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Chishu Ryu

THE OZU COLLECTION THE STUDENT COMEDIES (2 DVD) Films by Yasujiro Ozu Master Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu (Tokyo Story) has been revered all ov... Read more

The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)

Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Koji Tsurata, Chikage Awashima

Influential Japanese auteur Yasujiro Ozu was the master of subtle elegant films that pack a bittersweet emotional punch. Made during his prime in the... Read more

The Gangster Films (1930)

Director: Yasujiro Ozu

'Walk Cheerfully' 1930. Kenji is a small thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, and she finds ou... Read more