Kon Ichikawa

Kon Ichikawa

Known for
Directing
Born
November 20, 1915
Died
February 13, 2008 (aged 92)
Birthplace
Mie, Japan

Biography

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

Filmography

2007
Ten Nights of Dreams poster

Ten Nights of Dreams

Movie · Director

2007
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams poster

Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams

Movie · Director

2006
Murder of the Inugami Clan poster

Murder of the Inugami Clan

Movie · Director

2003
Musume no kekkon poster

Musume no kekkon

Movie · Director

2002
Ten Dark Women poster

Ten Dark Women

Movie · Director

2002
The Life of Bangaku poster

The Life of Bangaku

TV · Director · 10 eps

2001
Kah-chan poster

Kah-chan

Movie · Director

2000
Dora-heita poster

Dora-heita

Movie · Director

2000
Shinsengumi poster

Shinsengumi

Movie · Director

1996
The 8-Tomb Village poster

The 8-Tomb Village

Movie · Director

1995
Fusa poster

Fusa

Movie · Director

1994
47 Ronin poster

47 Ronin

Movie · Director

1993
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns poster

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

Movie · Director

1991
Noh Mask Murders poster

Noh Mask Murders

Movie · Director

1990
Battleship Yamato poster

Battleship Yamato

Movie · Director

1988
Crane poster

Crane

Movie · Director

1987
Princess from the Moon poster

Princess from the Moon

Movie · Director

1987
Actress poster

Actress

Movie · Director

1986
The Adventures of Milo and Otis poster

The Adventures of Milo and Otis

Movie · Co-Director

1986
The Hall of the Crying Deer poster

The Hall of the Crying Deer

Movie · Director

1985
The Burmese Harp poster

The Burmese Harp

Movie · Director

1984
Ohan poster

Ohan

Movie · Director

1983
The Makioka Sisters poster

The Makioka Sisters

Movie · Director

1981
Lonely Heart poster

Lonely Heart

Movie · Director

1980
Koto: The Ancient City poster

Koto: The Ancient City

Movie · Director

1979
The House of Hanging poster

The House of Hanging

Movie · Director

1978
The Phoenix poster

The Phoenix

Movie · Director

1978
Queen Bee poster

Queen Bee

Movie · Director

1977
Lullaby to Kill poster

Lullaby to Kill

Movie · Director

1977
Island of Hell poster

Island of Hell

Movie · Director

1976
The Inugami Family poster

The Inugami Family

Movie · Director

1976
Between Women and Wives poster

Between Women and Wives

Movie · Director

1975
I Am a Cat poster

I Am a Cat

Movie · Director

1973
Visions of Eight poster

Visions of Eight

Movie · Director

1973
The Wanderers poster

The Wanderers

Movie · Director

1972
Kogarashi Monjiro poster

Kogarashi Monjiro

TV · Director · 5 eps

1971
To Love Again poster

To Love Again

Movie · Director

1970
Japan and the Japanese

Japan and the Japanese

Movie · Director

1969
Kyoto poster

Kyoto

Movie · Director

1968
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament poster

Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament

Movie · Director

1967
Topo Gigio and the Missile War poster

Topo Gigio and the Missile War

Movie · Director

1966
The Tale of Genji poster

The Tale of Genji

Movie · Director

1965
Tokyo Olympiad poster

Tokyo Olympiad

Movie · Director

1965
Tokyo Olympics (International Version)

Tokyo Olympics (International Version)

Movie · Director

1964
The Money Dance poster

The Money Dance

Movie · Director

1963
An Actor's Revenge poster

An Actor's Revenge

Movie · Director

1963
Alone Across the Pacific poster

Alone Across the Pacific

Movie · Director

1962
The Broken Commandment poster

The Broken Commandment

Movie · Director

1962
Being Two Isn't Easy poster

Being Two Isn't Easy

Movie · Director

1961
Ten Women in Black poster

Ten Women in Black

Movie · Director

1960
Her Brother poster

Her Brother

Movie · Director

1960
A Woman's Testament poster

A Woman's Testament

Movie · Director

1960
Bonchi poster

Bonchi

Movie · Director

1959
Fires on the Plain poster

Fires on the Plain

Movie · Director

1959
Odd Obsession poster

Odd Obsession

Movie · Director

1959
Goodbye, Hello poster

Goodbye, Hello

Movie · Director

1958
Conflagration poster

Conflagration

Movie · Director

1957
Hole in One poster

Hole in One

Movie · Director

1957
The Crowded Train poster

The Crowded Train

Movie · Director

1957
The Men of Toho-ku poster

The Men of Toho-ku

Movie · Director

1956
The Burmese Harp poster

The Burmese Harp

Movie · Director

1956
Punishment Room poster

Punishment Room

Movie · Director

1956
Bridge of Japan poster

Bridge of Japan

Movie · Director

1955
The Heart poster

The Heart

Movie · Director

1955
Ghost Story of Youth poster

Ghost Story of Youth

Movie · Director

1954
A Billionaire poster

A Billionaire

Movie · Director

1954
All of Myself poster

All of Myself

Movie · Director

1954
12 Chapters About Women poster

12 Chapters About Women

Movie · Director

1953
Mr. Pu poster

Mr. Pu

Movie · Director

1953
The Lovers poster

The Lovers

Movie · Director

1953
The Blue Revolution poster

The Blue Revolution

Movie · Director

1953
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth poster

Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth

Movie · Director

1952
Mr. Lucky poster

Mr. Lucky

Movie · Director

1952
The Woman Who Touched the Legs poster

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

Movie · Director

1952
This Way, That Way poster

This Way, That Way

Movie · Director

1952
Forbidden Path poster

Forbidden Path

Movie · Director

1951
The Man Without a Nationality poster

The Man Without a Nationality

Movie · Director

1951
Wedding March poster

Wedding March

Movie · Director

1951
Stolen Love poster

Stolen Love

Movie · Director

1951
Bengawan Solo poster

Bengawan Solo

Movie · Director

1951
Nightshade Flower poster

Nightshade Flower

Movie · Director

1951
Koibito poster

Koibito

Movie · Director

1950
Pursuit At Dawn poster

Pursuit At Dawn

Movie · Director

1950
Sanshiro of Ginza poster

Sanshiro of Ginza

Movie · Director

1950
Heat and Mud poster

Heat and Mud

Movie · Director

1949
Endless Passion poster

Endless Passion

Movie · Director

1949
Ningen moyo poster

Ningen moyo

Movie · Director

1948
365 Nights poster

365 Nights

Movie · Director

1948
A Flower Blooms poster

A Flower Blooms

Movie · Director

1948
365 Nights: Osaka poster

365 Nights: Osaka

Movie · Director

1948
365 Nights: Tokyo poster

365 Nights: Tokyo

Movie · Director

1947
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho poster

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

Movie · Director

1946
A Girl At Dojo Temple poster

A Girl At Dojo Temple

Movie · Director

1943
World of Love poster

World of Love

Movie · Assistant Director

1940
Enoken's Bow-Wow General poster

Enoken's Bow-Wow General

Movie · Assistant Director

1939
Old Songs poster

Old Songs

Movie · Assistant Director

1938
Fallen Blossoms poster

Fallen Blossoms

Movie · Assistant Director

1936
Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama poster

Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama

Movie · Director

1935
Cowardly samurai squad

Cowardly samurai squad

Movie · Director