Yasujirō Ozu
Audiences rate Yasujirō Ozu’s films higher than 99% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking
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The ThumbScore for Yasujirō Ozu (88.0%) is the average audience approval rating across 13 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Yasujirō's films are well-received by everyday viewers.
Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He began his career during the era of silent films. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in the 1930s.
Marriage and family, especially the relationships between the generations, are prominent themes in Ozu's work. His most lauded films include Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953), Floating Weeds (1959), and An Autumn Afternoon (1962). His reputation has continued to grow since his death, and he is widely regarded as one of the world's most influential directors. In the 2012 Sight & Sound poll, Ozu's Tokyo Story was voted the greatest film of all time by world directors.
Born 1903-12-11 in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Died 1963-12-12.
On ThumbScore, Yasujirō Ozu appears in 13 films with an average audience score of 88.0%, most frequently in the Drama genre.
Sources: TMDB
