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Kon Ichikawa

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Kon Ichikawa

Born
Died
(aged 92)
Birthplace
Mie, Japan
Credits
109 titles

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 5

YearTitleRole
2008 The Magic Hour Film Film Director
2006 The Kon Ichikawa Story Film Himself
2000 Kurosawa Film Self
1999 Kon Ichikawa: My Life in Cinema Film Interviewee
1973 Visions of Eight Film Narrator

Crew credits 105

YearTitleJob
2007 Ten Nights of Dreams Film Director
2007 Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams Film Director
2006 Murder of the Inugami Clan Film Director, Writer
2003 Musume no kekkon Film Director
2002 Ten Dark Women Film Director
2002 The Life of Bangaku TV Director (10 ep)
2001 Kah-chan Film Director
2000 Dora-heita Film Director, Screenplay
2000 Shinsengumi Film Director, Writer
1996 The 8-Tomb Village Film Director, Screenplay
1996 Un bel dì vedremo Film Story
1995 Fusa Film Director, Writer
1994 47 Ronin Film Screenplay, Director
1993 Kogarashi Monjirō Returns Film Director, Screenplay
1991 Noh Mask Murders Film Director, Screenplay
1990 Battleship Yamato Film Director, Screenplay
1988 Crane Film Writer, Director
1987 Princess from the Moon Film Director, Writer
1987 Actress Film Director, Producer, Screenplay
1986 The Hall of the Crying Deer Film Director, Writer
1986 The Adventures of Milo and Otis Film Co-Director
1985 The Burmese Harp Film Director
1984 Ohan Film Writer, Executive Producer, Director
1983 The Makioka Sisters Film Director, Writer, Executive Producer
1981 Lonely Heart Film Screenplay, Director
1980 Koto: The Ancient City Film Writer, Director
1979 Galaxy Express 999: The Movie Film Screenplay
1979 The House of Hanging Film Director, Screenplay
1978 The Phoenix Film Director
1978 Queen Bee Film Director, Writer
1977 Island of Hell Film Executive Producer, Director
1977 Lullaby to Kill Film Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
1976 The Inugami Family Film Director, Screenplay
1976 Between Women and Wives Film Director
1975 I Am a Cat Film Director
1973 Visions of Eight Film Director
1973 The Wanderers Film Director, Producer's Assistant, Screenplay
1972 Kogarashi Monjiro TV Director, Writer, Creator (5 ep)
1971 To Love Again Film Director
1970 Dodes'ka-den Film Executive Producer
1970 Japan and the Japanese Film Director
1969 Kyoto Film Director
1968 Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament Film Director
1967 Topo Gigio and the Missile War Film Writer, Director
1966 The Tale of Genji Film Director
1965 Tokyo Olympics (International Version) Film Director
1965 Tokyo Olympiad Film Writer, Director, Thanks
1964 The Money Dance Film Director, Screenplay
1963 Alone Across the Pacific Film Director
1963 An Actor's Revenge Film Director
1962 Being Two Isn't Easy Film Producer, Director
1962 The Broken Commandment Film Director
1961 Ten Women in Black Film Director
1960 Her Brother Film Director
1960 The Woman Who Touched Legs Film Writer, Executive Producer
1960 Bonchi Film Screenplay, Director
1960 A Woman's Testament Film Director
1959 Fires on the Plain Film Director
1959 Odd Obsession Film Director, Editor, Screenplay
1959 Goodbye, Hello Film Director, Story, Screenplay
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