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Overview

Date of Birth:
12 December 1903, Tokyo, Japan more
Date of Death:
12 December 1963, Tokyo, Japan more
Trivia:
Biography in John Wakeman, editor, "World Film Directors, Volume One,... more
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Awards:
14 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Live from the Green Carpet: Collider Goes to the Tokyo International Film Festival
 (From Collider.com. 18 October 2009, 3:53 PM, PDT)
Queens Theatre In The Park Announces 2009-2010 New York Film Series
 (From CinemaRetro. 1 October 2009, 12:35 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
James Maki | Yasujiro

Filmography

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Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Sanma no aji (1962)   1962 - 8.0 (1,182)
AKAs:
  • An Autumn Afternoon (USA)
  • The Taste of Saury (Japan: informal literal English title)
- 2. Kohayagawa-ke no aki (1961)   1961 - 8.0 (762)
AKAs:
  • Autumn for the Kohayagawa Family (literal English title)
  • Early Autumn
  • The End of Summer (International: English title)
  • The Last of Summer
- 3. Akibiyori (1960)   1960 - 8.2 (663)
AKAs:
  • Late Autumn (USA)
- 4. Ukigusa (1959)   1959 - 7.8 (1,958)
AKAs:
  • Drifting Weeds
  • Floating Weeds (USA)
  • Ukikusa (Japan: alternative transliteration)
- 5. Ohayô (1959)   1959 - 7.9 (1,623)
AKAs:
  • Good Morning (International: English title)
  • Ohayou (Japan: alternative transliteration)
  • Yasujiro Ozu's Good Morning (USA)
- 6. Higanbana (1958)   1958 - 8.0 (712)
AKAs:
  • Equinox Flower
- 7. Tôkyô boshoku (1957)   1957 - 8.3 (512)
AKAs:
  • Tokyo Twilight
  • Twilight in Tokyo
- 8. Soshun (1956)   1956 - 8.0 (534)
AKAs:
  • Early Spring (USA)
- 9. Tôkyô monogatari (1953)   1953 - 8.0 (7,355)
AKAs:
  • Tokyo Story (USA)
- 10. Ochazuke no aji (1952)   1952 - 8.0 (417)
AKAs:
  • Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (USA)
  • Tea Over Rice (USA)
  • Tea and Rice
- 11. Bakushû (1951)   1951 - 8.0 (1,596)
AKAs:
  • Early Summer
- 12. Munekata kyoudai (1950)   1950 - 7.0 (160)
AKAs:
  • The Munekata Sisters (International: English title)
- 13. Banshun (1949)   1949 - 7.8 (2,622)
AKAs:
  • Late Spring (USA)
- 14. Kaze no naka no mendori (1948)   1948 - 7.8 (181)
AKAs:
  • A Hen in the Wind
- 15. Nagaya shinshiroku (1947)   1947 - 7.9 (389)
AKAs:
  • The Record of a Tenement Gentleman
- 16. Chichi ariki (1942)   1942 - 7.8 (378)
AKAs:
  • There Was a Father
- 17. Todake no kyodai (1941)   1941 - 7.7 (160)
AKAs:
  • The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
  • The Toda Brothers and Sisters
- 18. Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka (1937)   1937 - 7.3 (121)
AKAs:
  • What Did the Lady Forget?
- 19. Hitori musuko (1936)   1936 - 7.6 (307)
AKAs:
  • The Only Son
- 20. Daigaku yoitoko (1936)   1936 - 8.3 (10)
AKAs:
  • College Is a Nice Place
  • Tokyo Is a Nice Place
- 21. Kagamijishi (1936)   1936 - 6.4 (33)
AKAs:
  • Kikugoro no kagamijishi (Japan: long title)
- 22. Tokyo no yado (1935)   1935 - 8.1 (180)
AKAs:
  • An Inn in Tokyo
- 23. Hakoiri musume (1935)   1935 - 9.1 (7)
AKAs:
  • An Innocent Maid
  • The Young Virgin
- 24. Ukikusa monogatari (1934)   1934 - 7.9 (818)
AKAs:
  • A Story of Floating Weeds
  • Ukigusa monogatari (Japan: alternative transliteration)
- 25. Haha wo kowazuya (1934)   1934 - 6.9 (60)
AKAs:
  • A Mother Should Be Loved
- 26. Dekigokoro (1933)   1933 - 7.8 (217)
AKAs:
  • Passing Fancy
- 27. Hijosen no onna (1933)   1933 - 7.2 (104)
AKAs:
  • Dragnet Girl
  • Women on the Firing Line
- 28. Tokyo no onna (1933)   1933 - 7.1 (108)
AKAs:
  • Woman of Tokyo
- 29. Mata au hi made (1932)   1932 - -
AKAs:
  • Until the Day We Meet Again
- 30. Seishun no yume imaizuko (1932)   1932 - 7.0 (67)
AKAs:
  • Where Are the Dreams of Youth?
  • Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth
- 31. Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo (1932)   1932 - 7.9 (1,172)
AKAs:
  • A Picture Book for Grown-ups: I was Born, But... (Japan: English title: long title)
  • Children of Tokyo (USA)
  • I Was Born, But... (International: English title)
  • Umarete wa mita keredo (Japan: short title)
- 32. Haru wa gofujin kara (1932)   1932 - -
AKAs:
  • Spring Comes from the Ladies
- 33. Tokyo no kôrasu (1931)   1931 - 7.7 (168)
AKAs:
  • Tokyo Chorus
  • Tokyo no gassho (Japan: alternative transliteration)
- 34. Bijin aishu (1931)   1931 - -
AKAs:
  • Beauty's Sorrows
- 35. Shukujo to hige (1931)   1931 - 6.9 (57)
AKAs:
  • The Lady and Her Favorite
  • The Lady and the Beard
- 36. Ojosan (1930)   1930 - -
AKAs:
  • Young Miss
- 37. Ashi ni sawatta koun (1930)   1930 - -
AKAs:
  • Lost Luck
  • Luck Touched My Legs
  • The Luck Which Touched the Leg
- 38. Erogami no onryo (1930)   1930 - -
AKAs:
  • The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
- 39. Rakudai wa shita keredo (1930)   1930 - 6.8 (61)
AKAs:
  • I Flunked But...
- 40. Kekkon-gaku nyûmon (1930)   1930 - -
AKAs:
  • Introduction to Marriage
- 41. Sono yo no tsuma (1930)   1930 - 6.8 (67)
AKAs:
  • That Night's Wife
- 42. Hogaraka ni ayume (1930)   1930 - 6.5 (49)
AKAs:
  • Walk Cheerfully
- 43. Tokkan kozo (1929)   1929 - 7.3 (77)
AKAs:
  • A Straightforward Boy
- 44. Kaishain seikatsu (1929)   1929 - -
AKAs:
  • The Life of an Office Worker
- 45. Daigaku wa deta keredo (1929)   1929 - 6.9 (59)
AKAs:
  • I Graduated But...
- 46. Wasei kenka tomodachi (1929)   1929 - 6.8 (43)
AKAs:
  • Fighting Friends
  • Fighting Friends: Japanese Style
- 47. Gakusei romance: Wakaki hi (1929)   1929 - 7.0 (87)
AKAs:
  • Days of Youth
- 48. Takara no yama (1929)   1929 - -
AKAs:
  • Treasure Mountain
- 49. Nikutaibi (1928)   1928 - -
AKAs:
  • Body Beautiful
- 50. Hikkoshi fufu (1928)   1928 - -
AKAs:
  • A Couple on the Move
- 51. Kabocha (1928)   1928 - -
AKAs:
  • Pumpkin
- 52. Nyobo funshitsu (1928)   1928 - -
AKAs:
  • Wife Lost
- 53. Wakodo no yume (1928)   1928 - -
AKAs:
  • Dreams of Youth
- 54. Zange no yaiba (1927)   1927 - -
AKAs:
  • Sword of Penitence
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Musume no kekkon (2003) (TV) (story) 2003 - -
- 2. Daikon to ninjin (1964)   (story) 1964 - -
AKAs:
  • Radishes and Carrots (USA)
  • Twilight Path (USA)
- 3. Sanma no aji (1962)   (screenplay) 1962 - 8.0 (1,182)
AKAs:
  • An Autumn Afternoon (USA)
  • The Taste of Saury (Japan: informal literal English title)
- 4. Kohayagawa-ke no aki (1961)   (screenplay) 1961 - 8.0 (762)
AKAs:
  • Autumn for the Kohayagawa Family (literal English title)
  • Early Autumn
  • The End of Summer (International: English title)
  • The Last of Summer
- 5. Akibiyori (1960)   (screenplay) 1960 - 8.2 (663)
AKAs:
  • Late Autumn (USA)
- 6. Ukigusa (1959)   (screenplay) 1959 - 7.8 (1,958)
AKAs:
  • Drifting Weeds
  • Floating Weeds (USA)
  • Ukikusa (Japan: alternative transliteration)
- 7. Ohayô (1959)   (screenplay) 1959 - 7.9 (1,623)
AKAs:
  • Good Morning (International: English title)
  • Ohayou (Japan: alternative transliteration)
  • Yasujiro Ozu's Good Morning (USA)
- 8. Higanbana (1958)   (writer) 1958 - 8.0 (712)
AKAs:
  • Equinox Flower
- 9. Tôkyô boshoku (1957)   (writer) 1957 - 8.3 (512)
AKAs:
  • Tokyo Twilight
  • Twilight in Tokyo
- 10. Soshun (1956)   (writer) 1956 - 8.0 (534)
AKAs:
  • Early Spring (USA)
- 11. Tsuki wa noborinu (1955)   (writer) 1955 - 8.7 (6)
AKAs:
  • The Moon Has Risen
- 12. Tôkyô monogatari (1953)   (writer) 1953 - 8.0 (7,355)
AKAs:
  • Tokyo Story (USA)
- 13. Ochazuke no aji (1952)   (writer) 1952 - 8.0 (417)
AKAs:
  • Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (USA)
  • Tea Over Rice (USA)
  • Tea and Rice
- 14. Bakushû (1951)   (writer) 1951 - 8.0 (1,596)
AKAs:
  • Early Summer
- 15. Munekata kyoudai (1950)   (screenplay) 1950 - 7.0 (160)
AKAs:
  • The Munekata Sisters (International: English title)
- 16. Banshun (1949)   (screenplay) 1949 - 7.8 (2,622)
AKAs:
  • Late Spring (USA)
- 17. Kaze no naka no mendori (1948)   (writer) 1948 - 7.8 (181)
AKAs:
  • A Hen in the Wind
- 18. Nagaya shinshiroku (1947)   (writer) 1947 - 7.9 (389)
AKAs:
  • The Record of a Tenement Gentleman
- 19. Chichi ariki (1942)   (writer) 1942 - 7.8 (378)
AKAs:
  • There Was a Father
- 20. Todake no kyodai (1941)   (writer) 1941 - 7.7 (160)
AKAs:
  • The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
  • The Toda Brothers and Sisters
- 21. Kagirinaki zenshin (1937) (story) 1937 - -
- 22. Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka (1937)   (writer) (as James Maki) 1937 - 7.3 (121)
AKAs:
  • What Did the Lady Forget?
- 23. Hitori musuko (1936)   (short story) (as James Maki) 1936 - 7.6 (307)
AKAs:
  • The Only Son
- 24. Daigaku yoitoko (1936)   (writer) (as James Maki) 1936 - 8.3 (10)
AKAs:
  • College Is a Nice Place
  • Tokyo Is a Nice Place
- 25. Ukikusa monogatari (1934)   (novel) (as James Maki) 1934 - 7.9 (818)
AKAs:
  • A Story of Floating Weeds
  • Ukigusa monogatari (Japan: alternative transliteration)
- 26. Kawaraban kachikachi yama (1934) (uncredited) 1934 - -
- 27. Dekigokoro (1933)   (idea) (as James Maki) 1933 - 7.8 (217)
AKAs:
  • Passing Fancy
- 28. Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo (1932)   (idea) (as James Maki) 1932 - 7.9 (1,172)
AKAs:
  • A Picture Book for Grown-ups: I was Born, But... (Japan: English title: long title)
  • Children of Tokyo (USA)
  • I Was Born, But... (International: English title)
  • Umarete wa mita keredo (Japan: short title)
- 29. Bijin aishu (1931)   (writer) (as James Maki) 1931 - -
AKAs:
  • Beauty's Sorrows
- 30. Shukujo to hige (1931)   (gagman) (as James Maki) 1931 - 6.9 (57)
AKAs:
  • The Lady and Her Favorite
  • The Lady and the Beard
- 31. Rakudai wa shita keredo (1930)   (story) 1930 - 6.8 (61)
AKAs:
  • I Flunked But...
- 32. Kaishain seikatsu (1929)   (story) 1929 - -
AKAs:
  • The Life of an Office Worker
- 33. Gakusei romance: Wakaki hi (1929)   (writer) 1929 - 7.0 (87)
AKAs:
  • Days of Youth
- 34. Takara no yama (1929)   (story) 1929 - -
AKAs:
  • Treasure Mountain
- 35. Nikutaibi (1928)   (writer) 1928 - -
AKAs:
  • Body Beautiful
- 36. Kabocha (1928)   (story) 1928 - -
AKAs:
  • Pumpkin
- 37. Wakodo no yume (1928)   (writer) 1928 - -
AKAs:
  • Dreams of Youth
- 38. Zange no yaiba (1927)   (story) 1927 - -
AKAs:
  • Sword of Penitence
Miscellaneous Crew
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Watashi-wa beretto (1964)   (executive creative consultant) 1964 - -
AKAs:
  • It's Me Here, Bellett
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Mujo no kaze: The wind of impermanence (2008) (thanks) 2008 - 8.7 (9)
- 2. Der Himmel über Berlin (1987)   (dedicatee) (as Yasujiro) 1987 - 8.0 (17,579)
AKAs:
  • Wings of Desire (UK) (USA)
  • Les ailes du désir (France)
  • The Sky Above Berlin (USA: literal English title)
  • The Sky Over Berlin (USA: literal English title)

Additional Details

Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 4 Articles more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Short | Romance more
Plot Keywords:
Japan | Based On Novel | Tokyo Japan | Family Relationships more

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