Kon Ichikawa
Known for directing · Born 20 November 1915 · Died 13 February 2008 · aged 92 · Mie, Japan
109 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 Adventures of Milo and Otis
1986
The Burmese Harp
1956
Fires on the Plain
1959
An Actor's Revenge
1963
Tokyo Olympiad
1965
The Makioka Sisters
1983
The Inugami Family
1976
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979
Odd Obsession
1959
Conflagration
1958
Princess from the Moon
1987
47 Ronin
1994
Acting (5)
2008The Magic HourFilm DirectorFilm
2006The Kon Ichikawa StoryHimselfFilm
2000KurosawaSelfFilm
1999Kon Ichikawa: My Life in CinemaIntervieweeFilm
1973Visions of EightNarratorFilm
Directing (78)
2007Ten Nights of DreamsDirectorFilm
2007Enlightenment: A Second Night of DreamsDirectorFilm
2006Murder of the Inugami ClanDirector, WriterFilm
2003Musume no kekkonDirectorFilm
2002Ten Dark WomenDirectorFilm
2002The Life of BangakuDirectorSeries
2001Kah-chanDirectorFilm
2000Dora-heitaDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2000ShinsengumiDirector, WriterFilm
1996The 8-Tomb VillageDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1995FusaDirector, WriterFilm
1993Kogarashi Monjirō ReturnsDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1991Noh Mask MurdersDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1990Battleship YamatoDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1987Princess from the MoonDirector, WriterFilm
1987ActressDirector, Producer, ScreenplayFilm
1986The Adventures of Milo and OtisCo-DirectorFilm
1986The Hall of the Crying DeerDirector, WriterFilm
1985The Burmese HarpDirectorFilm
1983The Makioka SistersDirector, Writer, Executive ProducerFilm
1979The House of HangingDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1978The PhoenixDirectorFilm
1978Queen BeeDirector, WriterFilm
1977Lullaby to KillDirector, Screenplay, Executive ProducerFilm
1976The Inugami FamilyDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1976Between Women and WivesDirectorFilm
1975I Am a CatDirectorFilm
1973Visions of EightDirectorFilm
1973The WanderersDirector, Producer's Assistant, ScreenplayFilm
1972Kogarashi MonjiroDirector, Writer, CreatorSeries
1971To Love AgainDirectorFilm
1970Japan and the JapaneseDirectorFilm
1969KyotoDirectorFilm
1968Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball TournamentDirectorFilm
1966The Tale of GenjiDirectorFilm
1965Tokyo Olympics (International Version)DirectorFilm
1964The Money DanceDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1963An Actor's RevengeDirectorFilm
1963Alone Across the PacificDirectorFilm
1962The Broken CommandmentDirectorFilm
1961Ten Women in BlackDirectorFilm
1960Her BrotherDirectorFilm
1960A Woman's TestamentDirectorFilm
1959Fires on the PlainDirectorFilm
1959Odd ObsessionDirector, Editor, ScreenplayFilm
1959Goodbye, HelloDirector, Story, ScreenplayFilm
1958ConflagrationDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1957The Crowded TrainDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1957The Men of Toho-kuDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1956The Burmese HarpDirectorFilm
1956Punishment RoomDirectorFilm
1956Bridge of JapanDirectorFilm
1955The HeartDirectorFilm
1955Ghost Story of YouthDirectorFilm
1954A BillionaireDirector, WriterFilm
195412 Chapters About WomenDirectorFilm
1954All of MyselfDirector, WriterFilm
1953Mr. PuDirector, WriterFilm
1953The LoversDirector, WriterFilm
1953The Blue RevolutionDirectorFilm
1952Mr. LuckyDirectorFilm
1951The Man Without a NationalityDirectorFilm
1951Wedding MarchDirector, WriterFilm
1951Bengawan SoloDirector, WriterFilm
1950Sanshiro of GinzaDirectorFilm
1950Heat and MudDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1949Endless PassionDirectorFilm
1949Ningen moyoDirectorFilm
1948365 NightsDirectorFilm
1948A Flower BloomsDirectorFilm
1948365 Nights: OsakaDirectorFilm
1948365 Nights: TokyoDirectorFilm
1947A Thousand and One Nights with TohoDirector, WriterFilm
1946A Girl At Dojo TempleDirectorFilm
1943World of LoveAssistant DirectorFilm
1940Enoken's Bow-Wow GeneralAssistant DirectorFilm
1939Old SongsAssistant DirectorFilm
1938Fallen BlossomsAssistant DirectorFilm
Production (4)
1977Island of HellExecutive Producer, DirectorFilm
1970Dodes'ka-denExecutive ProducerFilm
1962Being Two Isn't EasyProducer, DirectorFilm
1943Hyoroku's Dream TaleProduction ManagerFilm
Visual Effects (1)
1935Cowardly samurai squadAnimationFilm
Writing (21)
1996Un bel dì vedremoStoryFilm
199447 RoninScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1988CraneWriter, DirectorFilm
1984OhanWriter, Executive Producer, DirectorFilm
1981Lonely HeartScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1980Koto: The Ancient CityWriter, DirectorFilm
1979Galaxy Express 999: The MovieScreenplayFilm
1967Topo Gigio and the Missile WarWriter, DirectorFilm
1965Tokyo OlympiadWriter, Director, ThanksFilm
1960BonchiScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1960The Woman Who Touched LegsWriter, Executive ProducerFilm
1957Hole in OneWriter, DirectorFilm
1953Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His YouthScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1952This Way, That WayScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1952The Woman Who Touched the LegsScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1952Forbidden PathScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1951KoibitoWriter, DirectorFilm
1951Stolen LoveWriter, DirectorFilm
1951Nightshade FlowerScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1950Pursuit At DawnStory, DirectorFilm
1936Shinsetsu Kachikachi YamaWriter, DirectorFilm