Jun Ichikawa
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: November 25, 1948
Day of Death: September 19, 2008 (60 years old)
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Jun Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was first a 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.
