Direction: Donald Richie

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Donald Richie. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Dead Youth (S)

1967 · Documentary · 14 min. · Japan

Direction Donald Richie

Plot The homoerotic poetry of Mutsuo Takahashi sets the stage for these associated images based on male desire.

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Cybele (S)

1968 · Movie · 20 min. · Japan

Direction Donald Richie

Cast Yoshihiro Kato

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Wargames (S)

1962 · Movie · 22 min. · Japan

Direction Donald Richie

Plot Avant-garde parable of war with small boys fighting over and killing a goat on a beach.

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Boy with Cat (S)

1966 · Movie · 6 min. · Japan

Direction Donald Richie

Plot A cat's inquisitive look interferes with the pleasurable sensations of a boy while masturbating.

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Five Filosophical Fables

1970 · Documentary · 47 min. · Japan

Direction Donald Richie

Cast Hiroyasu Sasaki · Jiro Yagi · Miiko Kiinjo · Rari Mitsuhashi

Plot Five silent pieces of an abstract, metaphoric nature play against the background of baroque music. The longest film by film scholar Donald Richie.

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Atami Blues (S)

1962 · Movie · 21 min. · Japan

Direction Donald Richie

Cast Chieko Wada · Tomosuke Suzuki

Plot A young man and a woman meet in the bath of a resort in Atami one evening. The young man then attempts to swoon the woman while in the meantime...

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