Donald Richie Movies

  • 1989
    Rikyu

    Rikyu

    Rikyu

    7.41989HD

    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...

    Rikyu
  • 1983
    I Lived, But...

    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 Lived, But...
  • 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...

    Tokyo 1958
  • 1969
    Cybele: A Pastoral Ritual in Five Scenes

    Cybele: A Pastoral Ritual in Five Scenes

    Cybele: A Pastoral Ritual in Five Scenes

    4.61969HD

    A documentary of an avant-garde theatre performance, presents an orgiastic rite of sex, degradation, and bloody sacrifice, performed by Zero-Jigen.

    Cybele: A Pastoral Ritual in Five Scenes
  • 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...

    Emotion
  • 2000
    Kurosawa

    Kurosawa

    Kurosawa

    6.72000HD

    Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa

    Kurosawa
  • 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

    01983HD

    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,...

    The Inland Sea
  • 2002
    Under the Skin

    Under the Skin

    Under the Skin

    12002HD

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

    Under the Skin
  • 1962
    Atami Blues

    Atami Blues

    Atami Blues

    7.41962HD

    A young woman arrives at a resort and is soon pursued by a young man. Initially, he appears to be infatuated with her, but it becomes clear he simply...

    Atami Blues
  • 1967
    Dead Youth

    Dead Youth

    Dead Youth

    7.21967HD

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

    Dead Youth
  • 2007
    Teshigahara and Abe

    Teshigahara and Abe

    Teshigahara and Abe

    62007HD

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

    Teshigahara and Abe
  • 1966
    Boy with Cat

    Boy with Cat

    Boy with Cat

    7.21966HD

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

    Boy with Cat
  • 1967
    Five Filosophical Fables

    Five Filosophical Fables

    Five Filosophical Fables

    71967HD

    Donald Richie’s classic is, in the words of Yukio Mishima, an outrageous farce, and a pitiless indictment of all our false ‘human’...

    Five Filosophical Fables
  • 2006
    A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki

    A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki

    A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki

    7.72006HD

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

    A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki
  • 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
  • 1962
    Wargames

    Wargames

    Wargames

    5.71962HD

    A group of boys playing near the seashore in Tokyo find a goat, kill it in a tug of war for ownership, bury it with ceremony, and, except for one...

    Wargames
  • 1959
    Sacrifice

    Sacrifice

    Sacrifice

    01959HD

    Filmed only a few months after Tatsumi Hijikata’s first explosive public butoh performance, “Gisei” features Hijikata and members...

    Sacrifice
  • 1963
    Futari

    Futari

    Futari

    01963HD

    Love affair between an older European woman and a younger Japanese man.

    Futari
  • 1970
    Life Eternal

    Life Eternal

    Life Eternal

    01970HD

    Short film taking place in Vienna‘s Central Cemetery.

    Life Eternal