Donald Richie Movies

A group of boys playing near the seashore in Tokyo find a goat, kill it in a tug of war for ownership, bury it with ceremony, and, except for one...

Filmed only a few months after Tatsumi Hijikata’s first explosive public butoh performance, “Gisei” features Hijikata and members...

A cat's inquisitive look interferes with the pleasurable sensations of a boy while masturbating.

Short film for the "A Commercial for Myself" programme.

Short film taking place in Vienna‘s Central Cemetery.

Richie captures the strange rhythm of sumo, where the wrestlers quietly and repeatedly face off—eye to eye—before smashing into each...