Kon Ichikawa

Directing

Kon Ichikawa

Born November 20, 1915Mie, Japan98 credits

Kon Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films The Burmese Harp and Fires on the Plain, to the documentary Tokyo Olympiad, which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge drama An Actor's Revenge.

Known For

The Magic Hour
7.5

The Magic Hour

Movie

2008

Ten Nights of Dreams
6.4

Ten Nights of Dreams

Movie

2007

Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams

Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams

Movie

2007

Murder of the Inugami Clan
6.9

Murder of the Inugami Clan

Movie

2006

The Kon Ichikawa Story
7.0

The Kon Ichikawa Story

Movie

2006

Musume no kekkon
4.0

Musume no kekkon

Movie

2003

Filmography

The Magic Hour
2008The Magic Houras Film DirectorMovie
Ten Nights of Dreams
2007Ten Nights of DreamsDirectorMovie
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
2007Enlightenment: A Second Night of DreamsDirectorMovie
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006Murder of the Inugami ClanDirectorMovie
The Kon Ichikawa Story
2006The Kon Ichikawa Storyas HimselfMovie
Musume no kekkon
2003Musume no kekkonDirectorMovie
Ten Dark Women
2002Ten Dark WomenDirectorMovie
The Life of Bangaku
2002The Life of BangakuDirectorTV
Kah-chan
2001Kah-chanDirectorMovie
Kurosawa
2000Kurosawaas SelfMovie
Dora-heita
2000Dora-heitaDirectorMovie
Shinsengumi
2000ShinsengumiDirectorMovie
K
1999Kon Ichikawa: My Life in Cinemaas IntervieweeMovie
The 8-Tomb Village
1996The 8-Tomb VillageDirectorMovie
U
1996Un bel dì vedremoStoryMovie
Fusa
1995FusaDirectorMovie
47 Ronin
199447 RoninDirectorMovie
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
1993Kogarashi Monjirō ReturnsDirectorMovie
Noh Mask Murders
1991Noh Mask MurdersDirectorMovie
Crane
1988CraneDirectorMovie
Princess from the Moon
1987Princess from the MoonDirectorMovie
Actress
1987ActressDirectorMovie
The Hall of the Crying Deer
1986The Hall of the Crying DeerDirectorMovie
The Burmese Harp
1985The Burmese HarpDirectorMovie
Ohan
1984OhanDirectorMovie
The Makioka Sisters
1983The Makioka SistersDirectorMovie
Lonely Heart
1981Lonely HeartDirectorMovie
Koto: The Ancient City
1980Koto: The Ancient CityDirectorMovie
The House of Hanging
1979The House of HangingDirectorMovie
The Phoenix
1978The PhoenixDirectorMovie
Queen Bee
1978Queen BeeDirectorMovie
Island of Hell
1977Island of HellExecutive ProducerMovie
Lullaby to Kill
1977Lullaby to KillDirectorMovie
The Inugami Family
1976The Inugami FamilyDirectorMovie
Tsuma to onna no aida
1976Tsuma to onna no aidaDirectorMovie
I Am a Cat
1975I Am a CatDirectorMovie
Visions of Eight
1973Visions of Eightas NarratorMovie
The Wanderers
1973The WanderersDirectorMovie
Kogarashi Monjiro
1972Kogarashi MonjiroDirectorTV
To Love Again
1971To Love AgainDirectorMovie
Dodes'ka-den
1970Dodes'ka-denExecutive ProducerMovie
J
1970Japan and the JapaneseDirectorMovie
Kyoto
1969KyotoDirectorMovie
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
1968Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball TournamentDirectorMovie
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
1967Topo Gigio and the Missile WarDirectorMovie
The Tale of Genji
1966The Tale of GenjiDirectorMovie
Tokyo Olympiad
1965Tokyo OlympiadDirectorMovie
The Money Dance
1964The Money DanceDirectorMovie
Alone Across the Pacific
1963Alone Across the PacificDirectorMovie
An Actor's Revenge
1963An Actor's RevengeDirectorMovie
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962Being Two Isn't EasyDirectorMovie
The Broken Commandment
1962The Broken CommandmentDirectorMovie
Ten Dark Women
1961Ten Dark WomenDirectorMovie
Her Brother
1960Her BrotherDirectorMovie
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960The Woman Who Touched LegsWriterMovie
Bonchi
1960BonchiDirectorMovie
A Woman's Testament
1960A Woman's TestamentDirectorMovie
Fires on the Plain
1959Fires on the PlainDirectorMovie
Odd Obsession
1959Odd ObsessionDirectorMovie
Goodbye, Hello
1959Goodbye, HelloDirectorMovie
Conflagration
1958ConflagrationDirectorMovie
Hole in One
1957Hole in OneDirectorMovie
The Men of Toho-ku
1957The Men of Toho-kuDirectorMovie
The Crowded Train
1957The Crowded TrainDirectorMovie
Bridge of Japan
1956Bridge of JapanDirectorMovie
Punishment Room
1956Punishment RoomDirectorMovie
The Burmese Harp
1956The Burmese HarpDirectorMovie
The Heart
1955The HeartDirectorMovie
Ghost Story of Youth
1955Ghost Story of YouthDirectorMovie
12 Chapters About Women
195412 Chapters About WomenDirectorMovie
A Billionaire
1954A BillionaireDirectorMovie
All of Myself
1954All of MyselfDirectorMovie
The Lovers
1953The LoversDirectorMovie
Youth of Heiji Senigata
1953Youth of Heiji SenigataDirectorMovie
T
1953The Blue RevolutionDirectorMovie
Mr. Pu
1953Mr. PuDirectorMovie
This Way, That Way
1952This Way, That WayDirectorMovie
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952The Woman Who Touched the LegsDirectorMovie
Forbidden Path
1952Forbidden PathDirectorMovie
Mr. Lucky
1952Mr. LuckyDirectorMovie
Wedding March
1951Wedding MarchDirectorMovie
Bengawan Solo
1951Bengawan SoloDirectorMovie
Stolen Love
1951Stolen LoveDirectorMovie
The Man Without a Nationality
1951The Man Without a NationalityDirectorMovie
Koibito
1951KoibitoWriterMovie
Nightshade Flower
1951Nightshade FlowerDirectorMovie
Pursuit At Dawn
1950Pursuit At DawnDirectorMovie
Heat and Mud
1950Heat and MudDirectorMovie
Sanshiro of Ginza
1950Sanshiro of GinzaDirectorMovie
Endless Passion
1949Endless PassionDirectorMovie
Ningen moyo
1949Ningen moyoDirectorMovie
365 Nights
1948365 NightsDirectorMovie
A Flower Blooms
1948A Flower BloomsDirectorMovie
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947A Thousand and One Nights with TohoDirectorMovie
A Girl At Dojo Temple
1946A Girl At Dojo TempleDirectorMovie
Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama
1936Shinsetsu Kachikachi YamaWriterMovie
S
—Sambyakurokujugo ya - Osaka-henDirectorMovie
S
—Sanbyaku rokujû-go ya: Tôkyô-henDirectorMovie