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 Japan is ''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. Provided by Wikipedia