1924
Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (died 2013)
Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (died 2013)
Donald Richie
American writer and film historian (1924–2013)
- Born
- 1924
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. He was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun in 2005.