Kōgo Noda

Personal Info

Known ForWriting
Born1893-11-19
BirthplaceHakodate, Japon

Kōgo Noda

Writing

Biography

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

Acting (1)

2025
The Ozu Diariesas Self (archive footage)

Production & Directing (81)

2003
Musume no kekkonOriginal Film Writer
4.0
2003
1962
7.9
1962
1962
A Roaring TradeScreenplay
1961
7.5
1960
Late AutumnScreenplay
7.7
1959
Floating WeedsScreenplay
7.5
1959
Good MorningScreenplay
7.7
1959
1958
Equinox FlowerScreenplay
7.4
1957
Tokyo TwilightScreenplay
7.7
1956
Early SpringScreenplay
7.5
1953
Tokyo StoryScreenplay
8.1
1953
A Song of Little MenOriginal Story
1953
Dreaming PeopleScreenplay
1951
Early SummerScreenplay
7.8
1951
The Good FairyScreenplay
5.8
1950
PhoenixScreenplay
1950
7.1
1949
Late SpringScreenplay
8.0
5.6
1946
7.1
1939
1939
8.0
8.0
7.0
8.0
1936
7.5
1936
8.5
7.0
1934
HoneymoonScreenplay
1934
5.8
1933
6.8
7.3
1932
10.0
1931
6.8
1931
Tokyo ChorusScreenplay
6.8
1930
9.0
6.3
1930
1930
10.0
1930
The BeatingScreenplay
1929
Cheerful SongScreenplay
1929
5.8
1928
1928
7.0
1928
1927
10.0
1927
The BasementScreenplay