Jun Ichikawa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jun Ichikawa

1948-2008 Japanese film director and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1948

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 19-Sep-2008

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jun Ichikawa (?? ?, Ichikawa Jun, 25 November 1948 – 19 September 2008) 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 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.