Kōgo Noda

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Kōgo Noda

Writing November 19, 1893

Hakodate, Japon

Kōgo Noda (野田高梧, November 19, 1893 – September 23, 1968) was a legendary Japanese screenwriter best known for his long-standing collaboration with director Yasujirō Ozu. Together,…

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Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

8.1 1953 Movie
Late Spring

Late Spring

8.0 1949 Movie
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

7.9 1962 Movie
Good Morning

Good Morning

7.7 1959 Movie
Early Summer

Early Summer

7.8 1951 Movie
Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

7.5 1959 Movie
Late Autumn

Late Autumn

7.7 1960 Movie
Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

7.4 1958 Movie
Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

7.7 1957 Movie
The End of Summer

The End of Summer

7.5 1961 Movie
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

7.5 1952 Movie
Early Spring

Early Spring

7.5 1956 Movie

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Kōgo Noda (野田高梧, November 19, 1893 – September 23, 1968) was a legendary Japanese screenwriter best known for his long-standing collaboration with director Yasujirō Ozu. Together, they co-wrote some of the most critically acclaimed masterpieces in world cinema history, including "Tokyo Story" (1953), "Late Spring" (1949), "Early Summer" (1951), and "An Autumn Afternoon" (1962). Noda also served as the inaugural president of the Japan Screenwriters Guild.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    The Ozu Diaries

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2023
    Ozu

    TV show Original Film Writer

  3. 2016
    Lil’ Tokyo Story

    Movie Writer

  4. 2003
    Musume no kekkon

    Movie Original Film Writer

  5. 2003
    An Autumn Afternoon

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1965
    The Radish and the Carrot

    Movie Story

  7. 1962
    An Autumn Afternoon

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1962
    Zoku aizen katsura

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1962
    A Roaring Trade

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1961
    The End of Summer

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1960
    Late Autumn

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1959
    Floating Weeds

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1959
    Good Morning

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1959
    Kaze no uchi so to

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1958
    Equinox Flower

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1957
    Tokyo Twilight

    Movie Screenplay

More credits
  1. 1956
    Early Spring

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1953
    Tokyo Story

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 1953
    A Song of Little Men

    Movie Original Story

  4. 1953
    Dreaming People

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1952
    The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1951
    Early Summer

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1951
    The Good Fairy

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1950
    Phoenix

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1950
    The Munekata Sisters

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1949
    Late Spring

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1949
    Flame of My Love

    Movie Novel

  12. 1946
    Victory of Women

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1944
    Field Army Orchestra

    Movie Writer

  14. 1944
    You Are the Next Eagle

    Movie Story

  15. 1943
    Dancing with a Mask

    Movie Writer

  16. 1942
    Dance of the Capital

    Movie Writer

  17. 1941
    Let's Go in Good Spirits

    Movie Writer

  18. 1940
    The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi

    Movie Screenplay

  19. 1939
    Haha o tataeru uta

    Movie Screenplay

  20. 1939
    Zoku aizen katsura

    Movie Screenplay

  21. 1938
    Kokumin no chikai

    Movie Writer

  22. 1938
    The Tree of Love

    Movie Writer

  23. 1938
    Queen of the Wind

    Movie Writer

  24. 1937
    A Man's Recompense: Part 2

    Movie Screenplay