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Director Ichikawa, 92, dies of pneumonia
Prominent film director Kon Ichikawa died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital early Wednesday. Ichikawa gained fame for films that include “The Burmese Harp” in 1956 and its remake in 1985, and “Fires on the Plain” in 1959.
[THE JAPAN TIMES]
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