Nagaharu Yodogawa
| Yodogawa Nagaharu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 10, 1909 Kobe, Japan
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| Died |
November 11, 1998Tokyo, Japan
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| Nationality |
Japan
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Nagaharu Yodogawa (淀川 長治? Yodogawa Nagaharu, April 10, 1909, Kobe, Japan – November 11, 1998, Tokyo) was a prominent Japanese film critic, film historian, and television personality. Members of both the Japanese and foreign press have referred to him as the "giant of film critiques", a "cultural institution", as well as "Japan's most famous movie critic".
Yodogawa was born in Kobe and grew-up in his father's geisha agency in the Shinkaichi entertainment district, along with his brother and two sisters. His family were regular movie-goers, visiting the cinema several times a week. Yodogawa began accompanying his family at age four. By the age of seven he proved himself to be a budding cinemaphile; he would often go to the movies on his own, seeing as many as 10 films in one week.
Upon graduating from Kobe High School, Yogodowa started his journalistic career working for the magazine Eiga Sekai (Movie World). After World War II he became Chief Editor of Eiga no Tomo (Film Friend), a post he held for 20 years.
After his tenure at Eiga no Tomo, Yogodowa went on to do freelance work in radio, television and print, all in relation to film. In 1962 he began working at TV Asahi as the host of Sunday Western Movie Theatre, a job to which he was so devoted that he did not miss a single appearance until just a week before his death in 1998. During his 3 decades as the show's host he interviewed film stars "ranging from Charlie Chaplin to Steven Seagal". He is also known for closing each show with his signature line "Sayonara, sayonara, sayonara".
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