Ozu Yasujiro, the leading Japanese film director behind classics including “Tokyo Story” and “Late Spring,” has had his double birth and death anniversaries – Ozu died in 1963 on the day of his 60th ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The selection of two restored films by Ozu Yasujiro for the Cannes Classics section will kick-off a six-month long celebration of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The Ozu Diaries” kicks off a 20-film tribute to the legendary Ozu that will run on TCM throughout May, and it provides essential ...

Regarded as one of the world's greatest filmmakers, Ozu’s often slow-paced chronicles of everyday lives in postwar Japan continue to charm fellow directors and audiences alike. By Gavin J Blair ...

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has set the television premiere of the new TCM Original documentary The Ozu Diaries on May 5 as part of a 20-film tribute to legendary Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu. The ...

AN ACTOR PREPARES Nakamura Ganjirô plays the role of a kabuki master in Ozu Yasujirô’s 1956 film, ‘Floating Weeds.’ (Photo courtesy of Janus Films) Why is the late Ozu Yasujirô idolized by moviemakers ...

Yasujirō Ozu began his directorial career began in 1927 but didn’t make a sound film until 1937, and 1932’s I Was Born, But… is notable for the paucity of surtitles, Ozu telling an emotionally complex ...

David MAREUIL/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. Japan’s Tokyo Film Festival (TIFF) has revealed the official poster for its 2023 edition, which pays tribute to the country’s seminal filmmaker Yasujirō ...

"Life is an unknown course. The only constant is change." How does a black & white filmmaker shift into color and what choices does he make with color in his films? These are the key questions at the ...