Offscreen Notes
Donald Richie (1924-2013)
One of the foremost advocates of Japanese cinema and culture for the West, Donald Richie, passed away on February 19, 2013 at the age of 88 in Japan, where he lived since the late 1940s. Richie’s goal in life was to open up the west to the art of the great Japanese filmmakers, notably Ozu, Kurosawa and Mizoguchi and did so across numerous books and essays. His advocacy of Japanese art and culture will be sorely missed.
