Donald Richie

Donald Richie was born in Lima, Ohio on April 17th, 1924 and passed away at the age of 88 on February 19th, 2013.

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Donald Richie Stats: The most read book by Donald Richie on Book Notification is The Films of Akira Kurosawa, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Donald Richie books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Memoirs of the Warrior Kumagai, This Scorching Earth of the Occupation of Japan, and The Japanese Film.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	This Scorching Earth of the Occupation of Japan	1955	Loading... Go
2	The Japanese Film	1959	Loading... Go
3	Companions of the Holiday	1968	Loading... Go
4	Where Are the Victors?	1986	Loading... Go
5	Memoirs of the Warrior Kumagai	1999	Loading... Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		A Taste of Japan	1985	Loading... Go
2		A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics	2007	Loading... Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short story collections are A Lateral View, Zen Inklings, and Viewed Sideways.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Zen Inklings	1982	Loading... Go
2	A Lateral View	1991	Loading... Go
3	Partial Views	1995	Loading... Go
4	Japanese Literature Reviewed	2003	Loading... Go
5	A View from the Chuo Line and Other Stories	2004	Loading... Go
6	Viewed Sideways	2011	Loading... Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are The Films of Akira Kurosawa, Travels in the East, and A Hundred Years of Japanese Film.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	This Scorching Earth of the Occupation of Japan	1955	Loading... Go
2	Eight American Authors	1956	Loading... Go
3	Japanese Movie	1961	Loading... Go
4	8 The Films of Akira Kurosawa	1965	Loading... Go
5	Japanese Movie an Illustrated History	1966	Loading... Go
6	The Masters' Book of Ikebana	1966	Loading... Go
7	The Erotic Gods	1967	Loading... Go
8	George Stevens, An American Romantic	1970	Loading... Go
9	The Inland Sea	1971	Loading... Go
10	Japanese Cinema: Film Style and National Character	1971	Loading... Go
11	Ozu	1974	Loading... Go
12	Introducing Japan	1978	Loading... Go
13	Japanese Tattoo (With: Ian Buruma)	1980	Loading... Go
14	Different People	1987	Loading... Go
15	Focus on Rashomon	1987	Loading... Go
16	Introducing Tokyo	1987	Loading... Go
17	Geisha, Gangster, Neighbor, Nun: Scenes from Japanese Lives	1991	Loading... Go
18	Tokyo Nights	1994	Loading... Go
19	Honorable Visitors	1994	Loading... Go
20	The Temples of Kyoto	1995	Loading... Go
21	Tokyo: A View of the City	1999	Loading... Go
22	The Donald Richie Reader (With: Arturo Silva)	2001	Loading... Go
23	A Hundred Years of Japanese Film (With: Paul Schrader)	2002	Loading... Go
24	Outcast Samurai Dancer (With: Hillary Raphael)	2003	Loading... Go
25	Image Factory	2004	Loading... Go
26	The Japan Journals: 1947-2004	2004	Loading... Go
27	Travels in the East	2007	Loading... Go
28	Botandoro	2008	Loading... Go
29	Tokyo Megacity	2010	Loading... Go

List of Plays in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		With Watanabe Miyoko. Six Kabuki Plays	1953	Loading... Go

List of Images of Asia Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		Japanese Cinema: An Introduction	1990	Loading... Go

List of Travelers' Tales Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		Japan	1998	Loading... Go

List of Tuttle Classics Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		Japanese Portraits: Pictures of Different People	2006	Loading... Go

List of Donald Richie Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		Lafcadio Hearn's Japan	1997	Loading... Go
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Donald Richie

Donald Richie was born on April 17th, 1924. Donald passed away February 19th, 2013 at 88 years old. Donald Richie was born in Lima, Ohio.

Donald Richie has written 29 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1955 with the book This Scorching Earth of the Occupation of Japan. The most recently released was Tokyo Megacity which was released in 2010.

Donald Richie also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 6 books including Zen Inklings and A Lateral View.

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Donald Richie: F.A.Q

When was Donald Richie Born?

Donald Richie was born on April 17th, 1924.

When did Donald Richie die?

Donald Richie died on February 19th, 2013 at 88 years old.

Where was Donald Richie Born?

Donald Richie was born in Lima, Ohio, .

What was the first book Donald Richie wrote?

The first book written by Donald Richie was With Watanabe Miyoko. Six Kabuki Plays, published in 1953.

What was the most recent book Donald Richie wrote?

Their most recently released work was Viewed Sideways on January 1st, 2011.

What is the most popular book by Donald Richie?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Donald Richie book is The Films of Akira Kurosawa. Here are their most popular books:

The Films of Akira Kurosawa (8)

How many books has Donald Richie written?

Donald Richie has written 45 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 5 Standalone Novels, 2 Short Stories/Novellas, 6 Short Story Collections, 29 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Play, 1 book in the Images of Asia Series, 1 book in the Travelers' Tales Series, 1 book in the Tuttle Classics Series.

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