Donald Richie Movies

  • 1966
    Boy with Cat

    Boy with Cat

    Boy with Cat

    6.41966HD

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

    Boy with Cat
  • 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
  • 1964
    Life

    Life

    Life

    01964HD

    Short film for the "A Commercial for Myself" programme.

    Life
  • 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
  • 1970
    Life Eternal

    Life Eternal

    Life Eternal

    01970HD

    Short film taking place in Vienna‘s Central Cemetery.

    Life Eternal
  • 1970
    Stillness—Suspension—Motion

    Stillness—Suspension—Motion

    Stillness—Suspension—Motion

    01970HD

    Richie captures the strange rhythm of sumo, where the wrestlers quietly and repeatedly face off—eye to eye—before smashing into each...

    Stillness—Suspension—Motion