Donald Richie

60 books

Mishima: A Vision of the Void by Donald Richie, Marguerite Yourcenar, Alberto Manguel

Mishima: A Vision of the Void

Donald Richie, Marguerite Yourcenar, Alberto Manguel

160 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction biography essays challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
The Nightless City: Geisha and Courtesan Life in Old Tokyo by J.E. de Becker

The Nightless City: Geisha and Courtesan Life in Old Tokyo

J.E. de Becker

496 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
Public People, Private People: Portriats of Some Japanese by Donald Richie

Public People, Private People: Portriats of Some Japanese

Donald Richie

212 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction sociology informative inspiring medium-paced
The Seven Samurai and Other Screenplays by Donald Richie, Akira Kurosawa

The Seven Samurai and Other Screenplays

Donald Richie, Akira Kurosawa

266 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction play dark medium-paced
Tokyo from Edo to Showa 1867-1989: The Emergence of the World's Greatest City by Donald Richie, Paul Waley, Edward G. Seidensticker

Tokyo from Edo to Showa 1867-1989: The Emergence of the World's Greatest City

Donald Richie, Paul Waley, Edward G. Seidensticker

650 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Tokyo: A View of the City by Donald Richie

Tokyo: A View of the City

Donald Richie

124 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction travel informative fast-paced
A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics by Donald Richie

A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics

Donald Richie

80 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction art philosophy informative slow-paced
Viewed Sideways: Writings on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan by Donald Richie

Viewed Sideways: Writings on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan

Donald Richie

264 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction essays informative medium-paced
Waiting on the Weather: Making Movies with Akira Kurosawa by Donald Richie, Teruyo Nogami, Juliet Winters Carpenter

Waiting on the Weather: Making Movies with Akira Kurosawa

Donald Richie, Teruyo Nogami, Juliet Winters Carpenter

296 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction art adventurous informative slow-paced
A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day by Donald Richie, Alexander Jacoby

A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day

Donald Richie, Alexander Jacoby

432 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction informative medium-paced