Donald Richie
Donald Richie was an American-born author who wrote 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. (Wikipedia)
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 4.095 |
| Birthday | 1924-04-17 |
| Place of Birth | Lima, Ohio, USA |
| Also Known As | Eigo no narêtâ, |
1989
Rikyu
7.448/29
Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes...
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Rikyu
2000
Kurosawa
6.7/3
Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa
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Kurosawa
2006
A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki
7.7/3
Using rare archival footage and interviews with noted artists, philosophers, and scholars such as Huston Smith, this film examines the life and teachi...
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A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki
2002
Under the Skin
1/1
A documentary on sixties counterculture in Japan featuring Donald Richie, Tadanori Yokoo, Masao Adachi, Koji Wakamatsu, Toshio Matsumoto and Akaji Mar...
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Under the Skin
1966
Emotion
6.7/31
Experimental short film depicting the life, perhaps real, perhaps a dream, of a young girl named Emi. Emi travels to the city where she encounters her...
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Emotion
1983
I Lived, But...
6.5/8
An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both i...
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I Lived, But...
2006
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
10/1
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences, a documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece
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Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
1958
Tokyo 1958
6.2/15
Eight filmmakers collaborate with Teshigahara to create a "frantic, non-stop pop newsreel". Mixing cutout animation with color and black & white photo...
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Tokyo 1958
1983
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
0/0
Documentary about Nagisa Oshima. It includes interviews with Oshima, Donald Richie, Roger Pulvers and Paul Mayersberg
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The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
1991
The Inland Sea
6.7/7
In 1971, author and film scholar Donald Richie published a poetic travelogue about his explorations of the islands of Japan’s Inland Sea, recording hi...
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The Inland Sea
2007
Teshigahara and Abe
6/1
A 2007 documentary examining the collaboration between Teshigahara and novelist Kobo Abe, featuring interviews with film scholars Donald Richie and Ta...
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