page_title: Donald Richie
hierarchical_section_title: Donald Richie
caption_attribution_description: English: A photo of Donald Richie taken, Japanologist, writer and film critic
context_page_description: 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, the first when he was seventeen.
context_section_description: Donald Richie (17 April 1924 – 19 February 2013) 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, the first when he was seventeen.
caption: Donald Richie in February 2009
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