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# Yasujiro Ozu

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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.

## Quick Facts About Yasujiro Ozu

Notable works Ozu Yasujirō sakuhinshū

## About Yasujiro Ozu

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).

##  Quotes by Yasujiro Ozu

> [I just want to make a tray of good tofu. If people want something else, they should go to the restaurants and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasujiro-ozu/i-just-want-to-make-a-tray-of-good-tofu-if-people-want-something-else/)

[Yasujiro Ozu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasujiro-ozu/)

[Food](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food/)

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> [I can make fried tofu, boiled tofu, stuffed tofu. Cutlets and other fancy stuff, that's for other directors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasujiro-ozu/i-can-make-fried-tofu-boiled-tofu-stuffed-tofu-cutlets-and-other/)

[Yasujiro Ozu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasujiro-ozu/)

[Directors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/directors/)

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> [The wide screen reminds me of a roll of toilet paper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasujiro-ozu/the-wide-screen-reminds-me-of-a-roll-of-toilet-paper/)

[Yasujiro Ozu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasujiro-ozu/)

[Filmmaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/filmmaker/)

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