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
Occupation(s)Film critic, historian, television personality

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", a "cultural institution", as well as "Japan's most famous movie critic".