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Japanese film director Kon Ichikawa dead at 92

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Ichikawa was best known in the West for his two (anti)war films -- Burmese Harp and Fires on the Plain(both recently released by Criterion) and his documentary about the 1964 Tokyo Olympics - Tokyo Olympiad.

Most of my favorite Ichikawa films, however, are his black comedies from the 1950s, such as A Crowded Streetcar and The Billionaire.

Rest in Peace.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080213p2a00m0na043000c.html (Open in New Window)

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A major talent is gone. One of the best. nt - tinear 12:23:01 02/14/08 (0)
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