Donald Richie Movies
- 1989
Rikyu
Rikyu7.41989HD
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...
- 2000
Kurosawa
Kurosawa6.72000HD
Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa
- 2006
A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki
A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki7.72006HD
Using rare archival footage and interviews with noted artists, philosophers, and scholars such as Huston Smith, this film examines the life and teachi...
- 2002
Under the Skin
Under the Skin12002HD
A documentary on sixties counterculture in Japan featuring Donald Richie, Tadanori Yokoo, Masao Adachi, Koji Wakamatsu, Toshio Matsumoto and Akaji Mar...
- 1966
Emotion
Emotion6.71966HD
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...
- 1983
I Lived, But...
I Lived, But...6.51983HD
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...
- 2006
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences102006HD
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences, a documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece
- 1958
Tokyo 1958
Tokyo 19586.21958HD
Eight filmmakers collaborate with Teshigahara to create a "frantic, non-stop pop newsreel". Mixing cutout animation with color and black & white photo...
- 1983
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film01983HD
Documentary about Nagisa Oshima. It includes interviews with Oshima, Donald Richie, Roger Pulvers and Paul Mayersberg
- 1991
The Inland Sea
The Inland Sea6.71991HD
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...
- 2007
Teshigahara and Abe
Teshigahara and Abe62007HD
A 2007 documentary examining the collaboration between Teshigahara and novelist Kobo Abe, featuring interviews with film scholars Donald Richie and Ta...