Kon Ichikawa
- Born
- November 20, 1915
- Died
- February 13, 2008 (92 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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
- 2007Ten Nights of DreamsFilm · Director
- 2007Enlightenment: A Second Night of DreamsFilm · Director
- 2006Murder of the Inugami ClanFilm · Writer, Director
- 2003Musume no kekkonFilm · Director
- 2002Ten Dark WomenFilm · Director
- 2002The Life of BangakuSeries · Director
- 2001Kah-chanFilm · Director
- 2000Dora-heitaFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 2000ShinsengumiFilm · Director, Writer
- 1996The 8-Tomb VillageFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1996Un bel dì vedremoUn bel dì vedremoFilm · Story
- 1995FusaFilm · Director, Writer
- 199447 RoninFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 7.4
- 1993Kogarashi Monjirō ReturnsFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1991Noh Mask MurdersFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1990Battleship YamatoFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1988CraneFilm · Director, Writer
- 1987Princess from the MoonFilm · Director, Writer★ 6.4
- 1987ActressFilm · Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 1986The Hall of the Crying DeerFilm · Writer, Director
- 1986The Adventures of Milo and OtisFilm · Co-Director★ 6.5
- 1985The Burmese HarpFilm · Director
- 1984OhanFilm · Executive Producer, Director, Writer
- 1983The Makioka SistersFilm · Director, Writer, Executive Producer★ 7.4
- 1981Lonely HeartFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1980Koto: The Ancient CityFilm · Writer, Director
- 1979Galaxy Express 999: The MovieFilm · Screenplay★ 6.9
- 1979The House of HangingFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1978The PhoenixFilm · Director
- 1978Queen BeeFilm · Director, Writer
- 1977Island of HellFilm · Executive Producer, Director
- 1977Lullaby to KillFilm · Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer
- 1976The Inugami FamilyFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 7.0
- 1976Between Women and WivesFilm · Director
- 1975I Am a CatFilm · Director
- 1973Visions of EightFilm · Director
- 1973The WanderersFilm · Director, Producer's Assistant, Screenplay
- 1972Kogarashi MonjiroSeries · Director, Writer, Creator
- 1971To Love AgainFilm · Director
- 1970Dodes'ka-denFilm · Executive Producer★ 7.1
- 1970Japan and the JapaneseJapan and the JapaneseFilm · Director
- 1969KyotoFilm · Director
- 1968Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball TournamentFilm · Director
- 1967Topo Gigio and the Missile WarFilm · Writer, Director
- 1966The Tale of GenjiFilm · Director
- 1965Tokyo Olympics (International Version)Tokyo Olympics (International Version)Film · Director
- 1965Tokyo OlympiadFilm · Director, Writer, Thanks★ 7.7
- 1964The Money DanceFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1963Alone Across the PacificFilm · Director
- 1963An Actor's RevengeFilm · Director★ 6.6
- 1962Being Two Isn't EasyFilm · Director, Producer
- 1962The Broken CommandmentFilm · Director
- 1961Ten Women in BlackFilm · Director
- 1960Her BrotherFilm · Director
- 1960The Woman Who Touched LegsFilm · Writer, Executive Producer
- 1960BonchiFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1960A Woman's TestamentFilm · Director
- 1959Fires on the PlainFilm · Director★ 7.6
- 1959Odd ObsessionFilm · Director, Editor, Screenplay★ 6.2
- 1959Goodbye, HelloFilm · Screenplay, Director, Story
- 1958ConflagrationFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 7.1
- 1957Hole in OneFilm · Writer, Director
- 1957The Men of Toho-kuFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1957The Crowded TrainFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1956Bridge of JapanFilm · Director
- 1956Punishment RoomFilm · Director
- 1956The Burmese HarpFilm · Director★ 7.8
- 1955The HeartFilm · Director
- 1955Ghost Story of YouthFilm · Director
- 195412 Chapters About WomenFilm · Director
- 1954A BillionaireFilm · Director, Writer
- 1954All of MyselfFilm · Director, Writer
- 1953The LoversFilm · Writer, Director
- 1953Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His YouthFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1953The Blue RevolutionFilm · Director
- 1953Mr. PuFilm · Director, Writer
- 1952This Way, That WayFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1952The Woman Who Touched the LegsFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1952Forbidden PathFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1952Mr. LuckyFilm · Director
- 1951Wedding MarchFilm · Director, Writer
- 1951Bengawan SoloFilm · Writer, Director
- 1951Stolen LoveFilm · Director, Writer
- 1951The Man Without a NationalityFilm · Director
- 1951KoibitoFilm · Writer, Director
- 1951Nightshade FlowerFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1950Pursuit At DawnFilm · Story, Director
- 1950Heat and MudFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1950Sanshiro of GinzaFilm · Director
- 1949Endless PassionFilm · Director
- 1949Ningen moyoFilm · Director
- 1948365 Nights: OsakaFilm · Director
- 1948365 Nights: TokyoFilm · Director
- 1948365 NightsFilm · Director
- 1948A Flower BloomsFilm · Director
- 1947A Thousand and One Nights with TohoFilm · Director, Writer
- 1946A Girl At Dojo TempleFilm · Director
- 1943World of LoveFilm · Assistant Director
- 1943Hyoroku's Dream TaleFilm · Production Manager
- 1940Enoken's Bow-Wow GeneralFilm · Assistant Director
- 1939Old SongsFilm · Assistant Director
- 1938Fallen BlossomsFilm · Assistant Director
- 1936Shinsetsu Kachikachi YamaFilm · Writer, Director
- 1935Cowardly samurai squadCowardly samurai squadFilm · Animation