Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Yasujiro Ozu

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Japanese film director Yasujiro Ozu.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
Yasujiro Ozu

Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. 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 marriage and family, especially the relationships between generations. His most widely beloved films include Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953), and An Autumn Afternoon (1962).

The wide screen reminds me of a roll of toilet paper. — © Yasujiro Ozu
The wide screen reminds me of a roll of toilet paper.
I can make fried tofu, boiled tofu, stuffed tofu. Cutlets and other fancy stuff, that's for other directors.
I just want to make a tray of good tofu. If people want something else, they should go to the restaurants and shops.
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