Donald Richie Movies

  • 1989
    Rikyu

    Rikyu

    Rikyu

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    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...

    Rikyu
  • 2000
    Kurosawa

    Kurosawa

    Kurosawa

    6.72000HD

    Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa

    Kurosawa
  • 2006
    A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki

    A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki

    A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki

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    Using rare archival footage and interviews with noted artists, philosophers, and scholars such as Huston Smith, this film examines the life and teachi...

    A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki
  • 2002
    Under the Skin

    Under the Skin

    Under the Skin

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    A documentary on sixties counterculture in Japan featuring Donald Richie, Tadanori Yokoo, Masao Adachi, Koji Wakamatsu, Toshio Matsumoto and Akaji Mar...

    Under the Skin
  • 1966
    Emotion

    Emotion

    Emotion

    6.71966HD

    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...

    Emotion
  • 1983
    I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

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    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...

    I Lived, But...
  • 2006
    Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences

    Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences

    Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences

    102006HD

    Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences, a documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece

    Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
  • 1958
    Tokyo 1958

    Tokyo 1958

    Tokyo 1958

    6.21958HD

    Eight filmmakers collaborate with Teshigahara to create a "frantic, non-stop pop newsreel". Mixing cutout animation with color and black & white photo...

    Tokyo 1958
  • 1983
    The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

    The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

    The Man Who Left His Soul on Film

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    Documentary about Nagisa Oshima. It includes interviews with Oshima, Donald Richie, Roger Pulvers and Paul Mayersberg

    The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
  • 1991
    The Inland Sea

    The Inland Sea

    The Inland Sea

    6.71991HD

    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...

    The Inland Sea
  • 2007
    Teshigahara and Abe

    Teshigahara and Abe

    Teshigahara and Abe

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    A 2007 documentary examining the collaboration between Teshigahara and novelist Kobo Abe, featuring interviews with film scholars Donald Richie and Ta...

    Teshigahara and Abe