Leonard Schrader

Born November 30, 1943· Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

† Died November 2, 2006

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Raised in a strict Calvinist family in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Leonard Schrader saw his first film as an adult and later completed an MFA at the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop, studying with prominent writers. To avoid the draft he moved to Japan, teaching literature while mingling with the Yakuza, experiences that inspired The Yakuza (1974), his first major collaboration with brother Paul,… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources