Directing
Kon Ichikawa
Born 1915-11-20
Mie, Japan
Department: Directing
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
Prominent works featuring Kon Ichikawa
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The Adventures of Milo and Otis
1986
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The Burmese Harp
1956
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Dodes'ka-den
1970
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Fires on the Plain
1959
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Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979
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An Actor's Revenge
1963
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The Makioka Sisters
1983
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Kogarashi Monjiro
1972
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Tokyo Olympiad
1965
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The Magic Hour
2008
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (171 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Magic Hour | Film Director | Movie | 2008 |
 | Ten Nights of Dreams | Director | Movie | 2007 |
 | Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams | Director | Movie | 2007 |
 | Murder of the Inugami Clan | Writer | Movie | 2006 |
| Murder of the Inugami Clan | Director | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Kon Ichikawa Story | Himself | Movie | 2006 |
 | Musume no kekkon | Director | Movie | 2003 |
 | Ten Dark Women | Director | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Life of Bangaku | Director | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Kah-chan | Director | Movie | 2001 |
 | Kurosawa | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | Dora-heita | Director | Movie | 2000 |
| Dora-heita | Screenplay | Movie | 2000 |
 | Shinsengumi | Director | Movie | 2000 |
| Shinsengumi | Writer | Movie | 2000 |
| Kon Ichikawa: My Life in Cinema | Interviewee | Movie | 1999 | |
 | The 8-Tomb Village | Screenplay | Movie | 1996 |
| The 8-Tomb Village | Director | Movie | 1996 |
| Un bel dì vedremo | Story | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Fusa | Director | Movie | 1995 |
| Fusa | Writer | Movie | 1995 |
 | 47 Ronin | Director | Movie | 1994 |
| 47 Ronin | Screenplay | Movie | 1994 |
 | Kogarashi Monjirō Returns | Director | Movie | 1993 |
| Kogarashi Monjirō Returns | Screenplay | Movie | 1993 |
 | Noh Mask Murders | Screenplay | Movie | 1991 |
| Noh Mask Murders | Director | Movie | 1991 |
 | Battleship Yamato | Director | Movie | 1990 |
| Battleship Yamato | Screenplay | Movie | 1990 |
 | Crane | Director | Movie | 1988 |
| Crane | Writer | Movie | 1988 |
 | Princess from the Moon | Director | Movie | 1987 |
| Princess from the Moon | Writer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Actress | Director | Movie | 1987 |
| Actress | Producer | Movie | 1987 |
| Actress | Screenplay | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Hall of the Crying Deer | Writer | Movie | 1986 |
| The Hall of the Crying Deer | Director | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis | Co-Director | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Burmese Harp | Director | Movie | 1985 |
 | Ohan | Executive Producer | Movie | 1984 |
| Ohan | Director | Movie | 1984 |
| Ohan | Writer | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Makioka Sisters | Director | Movie | 1983 |
| The Makioka Sisters | Writer | Movie | 1983 |
| The Makioka Sisters | Executive Producer | Movie | 1983 |
 | Lonely Heart | Screenplay | Movie | 1981 |
| Lonely Heart | Director | Movie | 1981 |
 | Koto: The Ancient City | Writer | Movie | 1980 |
| Koto: The Ancient City | Director | Movie | 1980 |
 | Galaxy Express 999: The Movie | Screenplay | Movie | 1979 |
 | The House of Hanging | Director | Movie | 1979 |
| The House of Hanging | Screenplay | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Phoenix | Director | Movie | 1978 |
 | Queen Bee | Director | Movie | 1978 |
| Queen Bee | Writer | Movie | 1978 |
 | Island of Hell | Executive Producer | Movie | 1977 |
| Island of Hell | Director | Movie | 1977 |
 | Lullaby to Kill | Screenplay | Movie | 1977 |
| Lullaby to Kill | Director | Movie | 1977 |
| Lullaby to Kill | Executive Producer | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Inugami Family | Director | Movie | 1976 |
| The Inugami Family | Screenplay | Movie | 1976 |
 | Between Women and Wives | Director | Movie | 1976 |
 | I Am a Cat | Director | Movie | 1975 |
 | Visions of Eight | Narrator | Movie | 1973 |
| Visions of Eight | Director | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Wanderers | Director | Movie | 1973 |
| The Wanderers | Producer's Assistant | Movie | 1973 |
| The Wanderers | Screenplay | Movie | 1973 |
 | Kogarashi Monjiro | Director | TV Series | 1972 |
| Kogarashi Monjiro | Writer | TV Series | 1972 |
| Kogarashi Monjiro | Creator | TV Series | 1972 |
 | To Love Again | Director | Movie | 1971 |
 | Dodes'ka-den | Executive Producer | Movie | 1970 |
| Japan and the Japanese | Director | Movie | 1970 | |
 | Kyoto | Director | Movie | 1969 |
 | Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament | Director | Movie | 1968 |
 | Topo Gigio and the Missile War | Writer | Movie | 1967 |
| Topo Gigio and the Missile War | Director | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Tale of Genji | Director | Movie | 1966 |
| Tokyo Olympics (International Version) | Director | Movie | 1965 | |
 | Tokyo Olympiad | Director | Movie | 1965 |
| Tokyo Olympiad | Writer | Movie | 1965 |
| Tokyo Olympiad | Thanks | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Money Dance | Director | Movie | 1964 |
| The Money Dance | Screenplay | Movie | 1964 |
 | Alone Across the Pacific | Director | Movie | 1963 |
 | An Actor's Revenge | Director | Movie | 1963 |
 | Being Two Isn't Easy | Director | Movie | 1962 |
| Being Two Isn't Easy | Producer | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Broken Commandment | Director | Movie | 1962 |
 | Ten Women in Black | Director | Movie | 1961 |
 | Her Brother | Director | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Woman Who Touched Legs | Writer | Movie | 1960 |
| The Woman Who Touched Legs | Executive Producer | Movie | 1960 |
 | Bonchi | Screenplay | Movie | 1960 |
| Bonchi | Director | Movie | 1960 |
 | A Woman's Testament | Director | Movie | 1960 |
 | Fires on the Plain | Director | Movie | 1959 |
 | Odd Obsession | Director | Movie | 1959 |
| Odd Obsession | Editor | Movie | 1959 |
| Odd Obsession | Screenplay | Movie | 1959 |
 | Goodbye, Hello | Screenplay | Movie | 1959 |
| Goodbye, Hello | Director | Movie | 1959 |
| Goodbye, Hello | Story | Movie | 1959 |
 | Conflagration | Director | Movie | 1958 |
| Conflagration | Screenplay | Movie | 1958 |
 | Hole in One | Writer | Movie | 1957 |
| Hole in One | Director | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Men of Toho-ku | Director | Movie | 1957 |
| The Men of Toho-ku | Screenplay | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Crowded Train | Director | Movie | 1957 |
| The Crowded Train | Screenplay | Movie | 1957 |
 | Bridge of Japan | Director | Movie | 1956 |
 | Punishment Room | Director | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Burmese Harp | Director | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Heart | Director | Movie | 1955 |
 | Ghost Story of Youth | Director | Movie | 1955 |
 | 12 Chapters About Women | Director | Movie | 1954 |
 | A Billionaire | Director | Movie | 1954 |
| A Billionaire | Writer | Movie | 1954 |
 | All of Myself | Director | Movie | 1954 |
| All of Myself | Writer | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Lovers | Writer | Movie | 1953 |
| The Lovers | Director | Movie | 1953 |
 | Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth | Director | Movie | 1953 |
| Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth | Screenplay | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Blue Revolution | Director | Movie | 1953 |
 | Mr. Pu | Director | Movie | 1953 |
| Mr. Pu | Writer | Movie | 1953 |
 | This Way, That Way | Director | Movie | 1952 |
| This Way, That Way | Screenplay | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Woman Who Touched the Legs | Screenplay | Movie | 1952 |
| The Woman Who Touched the Legs | Director | Movie | 1952 |
 | Forbidden Path | Screenplay | Movie | 1952 |
| Forbidden Path | Director | Movie | 1952 |
 | Mr. Lucky | Director | Movie | 1952 |
 | Wedding March | Director | Movie | 1951 |
| Wedding March | Writer | Movie | 1951 |
 | Bengawan Solo | Writer | Movie | 1951 |
| Bengawan Solo | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | Stolen Love | Director | Movie | 1951 |
| Stolen Love | Writer | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Man Without a Nationality | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | Koibito | Writer | Movie | 1951 |
| Koibito | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | Nightshade Flower | Screenplay | Movie | 1951 |
| Nightshade Flower | Director | Movie | 1951 |
 | Pursuit At Dawn | Story | Movie | 1950 |
| Pursuit At Dawn | Director | Movie | 1950 |
 | Heat and Mud | Director | Movie | 1950 |
| Heat and Mud | Screenplay | Movie | 1950 |
 | Sanshiro of Ginza | Director | Movie | 1950 |
 | Endless Passion | Director | Movie | 1949 |
 | Ningen moyo | Director | Movie | 1949 |
 | 365 Nights: Osaka | Director | Movie | 1948 |
| 365 Nights: Tokyo | Director | Movie | 1948 |
 | 365 Nights | Director | Movie | 1948 |
 | A Flower Blooms | Director | Movie | 1948 |
 | A Thousand and One Nights with Toho | Director | Movie | 1947 |
| A Thousand and One Nights with Toho | Writer | Movie | 1947 |
 | A Girl At Dojo Temple | Director | Movie | 1946 |
 | World of Love | Assistant Director | Movie | 1943 |
 | Hyoroku's Dream Tale | Production Manager | Movie | 1943 |
 | Enoken's Bow-Wow General | Assistant Director | Movie | 1940 |
 | Old Songs | Assistant Director | Movie | 1939 |
 | Fallen Blossoms | Assistant Director | Movie | 1938 |
 | Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama | Writer | Movie | 1936 |
| Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama | Director | Movie | 1936 |
| Cowardly samurai squad | Animation | Movie | 1935 |