Kon Ichikawa

Kon Ichikawa

Directing · Born 1915-11-20 · Mie, Japan

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.

As cast

As director

Ten Nights of Dreams
Ten Nights of Dreams 2007
Director
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams 2007
Director
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Murder of the Inugami Clan 2006
Director
Musume no kekkon
Musume no kekkon 2003
Director
Ten Dark Women
Ten Dark Women 2002
Director
Kah-chan
Kah-chan 2001
Director
Dora-heita
Dora-heita 2000
Director
Shinsengumi
Shinsengumi 2000
Director
The 8-Tomb Village
The 8-Tomb Village 1996
Director
Fusa
Fusa 1995
Director
47 Ronin
47 Ronin 1994
Director
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns 1993
Director
Noh Mask Murders
Noh Mask Murders 1991
Director
Crane
Crane 1988
Director
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon 1987
Director
Actress
Actress 1987
Director
The Hall of the Crying Deer
The Hall of the Crying Deer 1986
Director
The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp 1985
Director
Ohan
Ohan 1984
Director
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters 1983
Director
Lonely Heart
Lonely Heart 1981
Director
Koto: The Ancient City
Koto: The Ancient City 1980
Director
The House of Hanging
The House of Hanging 1979
Director
The Phoenix
The Phoenix 1978
Director
Queen Bee
Queen Bee 1978
Director
Island of Hell
Island of Hell 1977
Director
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill 1977
Director
The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family 1976
Director
Tsuma to onna no aida
Tsuma to onna no aida 1976
Director
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat 1975
Director
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight 1973
Director
The Wanderers
The Wanderers 1973
Director
To Love Again
To Love Again 1971
Director
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Japan and the Japanese 1970
Director
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Sambyakurokujugo ya - Osaka-hen
Director
No poster
Sanbyaku rokujû-go ya: Tôkyô-hen
Director
No poster
Tôhoku no zunmu-tachi
Director
Kyoto
Kyoto 1969
Director
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament 1968
Director
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
Topo Gigio and the Missile War 1967
Director
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 1966
Director
Tokyo Olympiad
Tokyo Olympiad 1965
Director
The Money Dance
The Money Dance 1964
Director
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific 1963
Director
An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge 1963
Director
Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy 1962
Director
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment 1962
Director
Ten Dark Women
Ten Dark Women 1961
Director
Her Brother
Her Brother 1960
Director
Bonchi
Bonchi 1960
Director
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament 1960
Director
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain 1959
Director
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession 1959
Director
Goodbye, Hello
Goodbye, Hello 1959
Director
Conflagration
Conflagration 1958
Director
Hole in One
Hole in One 1957
Director
The Crowded Train
The Crowded Train 1957
Director
Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan 1956
Director
Punishment Room
Punishment Room 1956
Director
The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp 1956
Director
The Heart
The Heart 1955
Director
Ghost Story of Youth
Ghost Story of Youth 1955
Director
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women 1954
Director
A Billionaire
A Billionaire 1954
Director
All of Myself
All of Myself 1954
Director
The Lovers
The Lovers 1953
Director
Youth of Heiji Senigata
Youth of Heiji Senigata 1953
Director
The Blue Revolution
The Blue Revolution 1953
Director
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu 1953
Director
This Way, That Way
This Way, That Way 1952
Director
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
The Woman Who Touched the Legs 1952
Director
Forbidden Path
Forbidden Path 1952
Director
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky 1952
Director
Wedding March
Wedding March 1951
Director
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo 1951
Director
Stolen Love
Stolen Love 1951
Director
The Man Without a Nationality
The Man Without a Nationality 1951
Director
Koibito
Koibito 1951
Director
Nightshade Flower
Nightshade Flower 1951
Director
Pursuit At Dawn
Pursuit At Dawn 1950
Director