Yasujirō Ozu

Yasujirō Ozu

male, deceased (1963)
was an influential Japanese film director. Although marriage and family were among the most persistent themes in his body of work, Ozu remained... More
Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

male, 62 years old
Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a screenwriter and film director, renowned for his characters that fall into... More
Chishu Ryu

Chishu Ryu

male, deceased (1993)
Chishu Ryu (笠智衆, "Ryū Chishū"; born May 12, 1904 in Kumamoto, Japan; died March 16, 1993 in Yokohama, Japan) was a famous Japanese film actor, a... More
Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

female, 88 years old
Setsuko Hara is a famous Japanese actress who appeared in many of Yasujiro Ozu's films. She also starred in pictures by Akira Kurosawa, Mikio... More
Kogo Noda

Kogo Noda

male, deceased (1968)
Kogo Noda (1893-1968) was a Japanese screenwriter who collaborated with Yasujiro Ozu on many of the director's films, including his first ("The... More
Mikio Naruse

Mikio Naruse

male, deceased (1969)
was a Japanese film director, writer and producer who directed some 89 films spanning from the end of the silent era (1930) through the sixties... More
David Bordwell

David Bordwell

male
David Bordwell (born 23 July 1947) is a prominent film theorist and author. He is the Jacques Ledoux Professor of Film Studies, Emeritus in the... More
Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

female, deceased (1977)
Kinuyo Tanaka was a Japanese actress and director. Tanaka was born in Shimonoseki city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan (her real date of birth was... More
Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

male, deceased (1982)
Shin Saburi (佐分利信, "Saburi Shin"; born February 12, 1909 in Hokkaidō, Japan; died September 22, 1982) was a Japanese film actor noted for his leadi... More
Kazuo Miyagawa

Kazuo Miyagawa

male, deceased (1999)
is generally recognized as having been one of the finest Japanese cinematographers. He is best known for his superbly refined tracking shots,... More