Jun Ichikawa

Jun Ichikawa
Born (1948-11-25)November 25, 1948
Tokyo, Japan
Died September 19, 2008(2008-09-19) (aged 59)
Tokyo, Japan
Cause of death Cerebral hemorrhage
Years active 19872008

Jun Ichikawa (市川 準 Ichikawa Jun, 25 November 1948 – 19 September 2008) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was first a director of television commercials before adding filmmaking to his creative activities.[1] His most famous film outside Japan was Tony Takitani, an adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage after suddenly collapsing at a restaurant,[2] shortly before his latest film, Buy a Suit, was to premier at the Tokyo International Film Festival.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. "Biography". Ichikawa Jun Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 Variety Obit.

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