Donald Richie :Helped The World Understand Japan

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Mr Richie died 2-19-2013 in Toyko Japan. Born April 17, 1924 Lima, Ohio. He was a leading authority on Japanese film and culture and wrote as many as 50 books and articles about Japan. He had lived in Japan since 1947. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries