Kōgo Noda

Kōgo Noda 野田高梧 November 19 1893 September 23 1968 was a legendary Japanese screenwriter best known for his longstanding collaboration with director Yasujirō Ozu Together they cowrote 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