Donald Richie

For the U.S. Senate historian, see Donald A. Ritchie.
Donald Richie
Richie in February 2009
Born(1924-04-17)April 17, 1924
Lima, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 2013(2013-02-19) (aged 88)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationsAuthor, journalist, film critic
Known forWriting on Japanese cinema

Donald Richie (April 17, 1924 – February 19, 2013) 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. He was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun in 2005.

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