Jun Ichikawa

Film director

1948 – 2008

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Who was Jun Ichikawa?

Jun Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was first an award-winning director of television commercials before adding filmmaking to his creative activities. His most famous film outside of 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, shortly before his latest film, Buy a Suit, was to premier at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

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Born
Nov 25, 1948
Fuchu
Also known as
  • Juni Ichikawa
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Died
Sep 19, 2008
Tokyo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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