Nagaharu Yodogawa

Nagaharu Yodogawa
Nagaharu Yodogawa in 1961.
Born(1909-04-10)April 10, 1909
Kobe, Japan
Died(1998-11-11)November 11, 1998 (aged 89)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese

Nagaharu Yodogawa (淀川 長治, Yodogawa Nagaharu, April 10, 1909, Kobe, Japan – November 11, 1998, Tokyo) was a Japanese film critic, historian, and television personality. Members of both the Japanese and foreign press have referred to him as the "giant of film critiques",[1] a "cultural institution",[2] as well as "Japan's most famous movie critic".[3]

  1. ^ "Every day the last for giant of film critiques", The Asahi Shimbun, April 10, 2009 Last retrieved July 19, 2009
  2. ^ Kirkup, James, "Obituaries: Nagaharu Yodogawa", The Independent, November 23, 1998. Last retrieved July 19, 2009
  3. ^ Obituaries (Alan J. Pakula, Esther Rolle, Svetlana Beriosova, Jean Dalrymple and Nagahuru Yodogawa), Variety, November 23, 1998