Writer

Donald Richie

The westerner who explained Japanese cinema to the world.

Donald Richie was an American author, journalist, and film critic. He was known for writing about the Japanese people, the culture of Japan, and especially Japanese cinema. Although he considered himself primarily a film historian, Richie also directed a number of experimental films, the first when he was 17. He was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun in 2005.

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Born
1924-04-17, Lima, USAA Thursday
Died
2013-02-19, Tokyo, JapanA Tuesday, aged 88
At birth
Sun in Aries, Moon in Libra
Nationality
United States
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1924-04-17, Lima, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/New_Yorkthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunAries27°23′Direct
MoonLibra1°31′Direct
MercuryTaurus17°04′Direct
VenusGemini12°55′Direct
MarsCapricorn25°52′Direct
JupiterSagittarius19°41′Retrograde
SaturnLibra29°08′Retrograde
UranusPisces19°41′Direct
NeptuneLeo17°37′Retrograde
PlutoCancer10°21′Direct

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Death Chart

2013-02-19, Tokyo, Japan · time unknown, noon chart

Asia/Tokyothe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunPisces0°37′Direct
MoonGemini14°21′Direct
MercuryPisces18°22′Direct
VenusAquarius21°17′Direct
MarsPisces13°27′Direct
JupiterGemini6°58′Direct
SaturnScorpio11°31′Retrograde
UranusAries6°25′Direct
NeptunePisces2°44′Direct
PlutoCapricorn10°53′Direct

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