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Jun Ichikawa

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Jun Ichikawa
Born(1948-11-25)25 November 1948
Tokyo,Japan
Died19 September 2008(2008-09-19)(aged 59)
Tokyo, Japan
Years active19872008

Jun Ichikawa(Thị xuyên chuẩn,Ichikawa Jun,25 November 1948 – 19 September 2008)was a Japanesefilm directorandscreenwriter.He was first a director oftelevision commercialsbefore adding filmmaking to his creative activities.[1]His most famous film outside Japan isTony Takitani,an adaptation of a short story byHaruki Murakami.He died of acerebral hemorrhageafter suddenly collapsing at a restaurant,[2]shortly before his latest film,Buy a Suit,was to premier at theTokyo International Film Festival.[2]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^"Biography".Ichikawa Jun Official Site(in Japanese).Retrieved29 October2010.
  2. ^abVariety Obit.Archived2008-09-24 at theWayback Machine
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