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Kon Ichikawa

Kon Ichikawa

ActorDirectorWriterProducerDirecting Nov 20 (died age 92) Mie, Japan 1935–2008 (73 year career)
6.4 avg rating

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

The Burmese Harp
Film

The Burmese Harp

Director
Fires on the Plain
Film

Fires on the Plain

Director
Dodes'ka-den
Film

Dodes'ka-den

Executive Producer
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Film

The Adventures of Milo and Otis

Co-Director
Tokyo Olympiad
Film

Tokyo Olympiad

Director
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Film

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Screenplay
The Makioka Sisters
Film

The Makioka Sisters

Director
The Magic Hour
Film

The Magic Hour

Film Director

Filmography

Crew (121)

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Movies (118)

Ten Nights of Dreams

Ten Nights of Dreams

2007

Director

6.4
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

6.9
Murder of the Inugami Clan

Murder of the Inugami Clan

2006

Writer

6.9
Musume no kekkon

Musume no kekkon

2003

Director

4.0
Ten Dark Women

Ten Dark Women

2002

Director

Kah-chan

Kah-chan

2001

Director

Dora-heita

Dora-heita

2000

Director

5.2
Dora-heita

Dora-heita

2000

Screenplay

5.2
Shinsengumi

Shinsengumi

2000

Director

Shinsengumi

Shinsengumi

2000

Writer

The 8-Tomb Village

The 8-Tomb Village

1996

Director

5.7
The 8-Tomb Village

The 8-Tomb Village

1996

Screenplay

5.7
Un bel dì vedremo

Un bel dì vedremo

1996

Story

Fusa

Fusa

1995

Director

5.8
47 Ronin

47 Ronin

1994

Director

7.5
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

1993

Director

Noh Mask Murders

Noh Mask Murders

1991

Screenplay

5.6
Crane

Crane

1988

Director

6.8
Crane

Crane

1988

Writer

6.8
Princess from the Moon

Princess from the Moon

1987

Director

6.4
Princess from the Moon

Princess from the Moon

1987

Writer

6.4
Actress

Actress

1987

Director

7.0
Actress

Actress

1987

Producer

7.0
Actress

Actress

1987

Screenplay

7.0
The Hall of the Crying Deer

The Hall of the Crying Deer

1986

Director

The Adventures of Milo and Otis

The Adventures of Milo and Otis

1986

Co-Director

6.5
The Burmese Harp

The Burmese Harp

1985

Director

5.2
Ohan

Ohan

1984

Writer

The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

1983

Director

7.4
The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

1983

Executive Producer

7.4
The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

1983

Writer

7.4
Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart

1981

Screenplay

6.0
Koto: The Ancient City

Koto: The Ancient City

1980

Director

6.0
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

1979

Screenplay

6.8
The House of Hanging

The House of Hanging

1979

Director

6.0
Queen Bee

Queen Bee

1978

Director

7.3
The Phoenix

The Phoenix

1978

Director

5.6
Island of Hell

Island of Hell

1977

Executive Producer

5.0
Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

1977

Screenplay

6.4
The Inugami Family

The Inugami Family

1976

Director

6.9
The Inugami Family

The Inugami Family

1976

Screenplay

6.9
Tsuma to onna no aida

Tsuma to onna no aida

1976

Director

I Am a Cat

I Am a Cat

1975

Director

2.8
The Wanderers

The Wanderers

1973

Director

5.4
Visions of Eight

Visions of Eight

1973

Director

7.0
To Love Again

To Love Again

1971

Director

2.0
Japan and the Japanese

Japan and the Japanese

1970

Director

Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den

1970

Executive Producer

7.0
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

Writer

5.8
Tokyo Olympiad

Tokyo Olympiad

1965

Director

7.7
Tokyo Olympiad

Tokyo Olympiad

1965

Thanks

7.7
Tokyo Olympiad

Tokyo Olympiad

1965

Writer

7.7
The Money Dance

The Money Dance

1964

Director

An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

1963

Director

6.6
Alone Across the Pacific

Alone Across the Pacific

1963

Director

6.9
Being Two Isn't Easy

Being Two Isn't Easy

1962

Director

6.8
Being Two Isn't Easy

Being Two Isn't Easy

1962

Producer

6.8
The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment

1962

Director

6.6
Ten Dark Women

Ten Dark Women

1961

Director

5.5
The Woman Who Touched Legs

The Woman Who Touched Legs

1960

Writer

6.0
Her Brother

Her Brother

1960

Director

6.9
A Woman's Testament

A Woman's Testament

1960

Director

5.8
Bonchi

Bonchi

1960

Director

7.0
Bonchi

Bonchi

1960

Screenplay

7.0
Odd Obsession

Odd Obsession

1959

Director

6.2
Odd Obsession

Odd Obsession

1959

Editor

6.2
Odd Obsession

Odd Obsession

1959

Screenplay

6.2
Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain

1959

Director

7.6
Goodbye, Hello

Goodbye, Hello

1959

Director

6.0
Conflagration

Conflagration

1958

Director

7.1
Conflagration

Conflagration

1958

Screenplay

7.1
The Crowded Train

The Crowded Train

1957

Director

6.8
Hole in One

Hole in One

1957

Writer

6.0
The Men of Toho-ku

The Men of Toho-ku

1957

Director

The Men of Toho-ku

The Men of Toho-ku

1957

Screenplay

Bridge of Japan

Bridge of Japan

1956

Director

7.3
Punishment Room

Punishment Room

1956

Director

6.9
The Burmese Harp

The Burmese Harp

1956

Director

7.9
The Heart

The Heart

1955

Director

6.8
Ghost Story of Youth

Ghost Story of Youth

1955

Director

All of Myself

All of Myself

1954

Director

A Billionaire

A Billionaire

1954

Director

5.7
12 Chapters About Women

12 Chapters About Women

1954

Director

Mr. Pu

Mr. Pu

1953

Director

6.5
Youth of Heiji Senigata

Youth of Heiji Senigata

1953

Screenplay

The Blue Revolution

The Blue Revolution

1953

Director

The Lovers

The Lovers

1953

Director

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

1952

Director

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

1952

Screenplay

This Way, That Way

This Way, That Way

1952

Screenplay

7.0
Forbidden Path

Forbidden Path

1952

Screenplay

Koibito

Koibito

1951

Writer

5.4
Stolen Love

Stolen Love

1951

Director

Wedding March

Wedding March

1951

Director

Bengawan Solo

Bengawan Solo

1951

Director

Nightshade Flower

Nightshade Flower

1951

Screenplay

The Man Without a Nationality

The Man Without a Nationality

1951

Director

Heat and Mud

Heat and Mud

1950

Director

Pursuit At Dawn

Pursuit At Dawn

1950

Story

Sanshiro of Ginza

Sanshiro of Ginza

1950

Director

Endless Passion

Endless Passion

1949

Director

Ningen moyo

Ningen moyo

1949

Director

365 Nights

365 Nights

1948

Director

7.0
A Flower Blooms

A Flower Blooms

1948

Director

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

1947

Director

A Girl At Dojo Temple

A Girl At Dojo Temple

1946

Director

6.0
Hyoroku's Dream Tale

Hyoroku's Dream Tale

1943

Production Manager

World of Love

World of Love

1943

Assistant Director

Enoken's Bow-Wow General

Enoken's Bow-Wow General

1940

Assistant Director

Old Songs

Old Songs

1939

Assistant Director

Fallen Blossoms

Fallen Blossoms

1938

Assistant Director

4.0
Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama

Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama

1936

Writer

4.0
Cowardly samurai squad

Cowardly samurai squad

1935

Animation

Sanbyaku rokujû-go ya: Tôkyô-hen

Sanbyaku rokujû-go ya: Tôkyô-hen

Director

Sambyakurokujugo ya - Osaka-hen

Sambyakurokujugo ya - Osaka-hen

Director