Donald Richie

American writer and film historian (1924-2013) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 88

Donald Richie was an American author, journalist, and film critic. He was known for writing about the Japanese people, the culture of Japan, and especially Japanese cinema. Although he considered himself primarily a film historian, Richie also directed a number of experimental films, the first when he was 17.

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