Kon Ichikawa
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 20, 1915
- Died
- February 13, 2008
- Birthplace
- Mie, Japan
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.
Filmography
The Magic Hour 2008
as Film Director
Ten Nights of Dreams 2007
Director
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams 2007
Director
Murder of the Inugami Clan 2006
Director, Writer
The Kon Ichikawa Story 2006
as Himself
Musume no kekkon 2003
Director
Ten Dark Women 2002
Director
Kah-chan 2001
Director
Kurosawa 2000
as Self
Dora-heita 2000
Director, Screenplay
Shinsengumi 2000
Director, Writer
- Kon Ichikawa: My Life in Cinema
Kon Ichikawa: My Life in Cinema 1999
as Interviewee
The 8-Tomb Village 1996
Screenplay, Director
- Un bel dì vedremo
Un bel dì vedremo 1996
Story
Fusa 1995
Director, Writer
47 Ronin 1994
Director, Screenplay
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns 1993
Director, Screenplay
Noh Mask Murders 1991
Director, Screenplay
Battleship Yamato 1990
Director, Screenplay
Crane 1988
Director, Writer
Princess from the Moon 1987
Director, Writer
Actress 1987
Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Hall of the Crying Deer 1986
Director, Writer
The Adventures of Milo and Otis 1986
Co-Director
The Burmese Harp 1985
Director
Ohan 1984
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
The Makioka Sisters 1983
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Lonely Heart 1981
Director, Screenplay
Koto: The Ancient City 1980
Director, Writer
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie 1979
Screenplay
The House of Hanging 1979
Director, Screenplay
The Phoenix 1978
Director
Queen Bee 1978
Director, Writer
Island of Hell 1977
Executive Producer, Director
Lullaby to Kill 1977
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
The Inugami Family 1976
Director, Screenplay
Between Women and Wives 1976
Director
I Am a Cat 1975
Director
Visions of Eight 1973
as Narrator, Director
The Wanderers 1973
Director, Producer's Assistant, Screenplay
To Love Again 1971
Director
Dodes'ka-den 1970
Executive Producer
- Japan and the Japanese
Japan and the Japanese 1970
Director
Kyoto 1969
Director
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament 1968
Director
Topo Gigio and the Missile War 1967
Director, Writer
The Tale of Genji 1966
Director
- Tokyo Olympics (International Version)
Tokyo Olympics (International Version) 1965
Director
Tokyo Olympiad 1965
Director, Writer, Thanks
The Money Dance 1964
Director, Screenplay
Alone Across the Pacific 1963
Director
An Actor's Revenge 1963
Director
Being Two Isn't Easy 1962
Director, Producer
The Broken Commandment 1962
Director
Ten Women in Black 1961
Director
Her Brother 1960
Director
The Woman Who Touched Legs 1960
Writer, Executive Producer
Bonchi 1960
Screenplay, Director
A Woman's Testament 1960
Director
Fires on the Plain 1959
Director
Odd Obsession 1959
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Goodbye, Hello 1959
Director, Screenplay, Story
Conflagration 1958
Director, Screenplay
Edo wa aozora 1958
Adaptation
Hole in One 1957
Director, Writer
The Men of Toho-ku 1957
Director, Screenplay
The Crowded Train 1957
Director, Screenplay
Bridge of Japan 1956
Director
Punishment Room 1956
Director
The Burmese Harp 1956
Director
The Heart 1955
Director
Ghost Story of Youth 1955
Director
12 Chapters About Women 1954
Director
A Billionaire 1954
Director, Writer
All of Myself 1954
Director, Writer
The Lovers 1953
Director, Writer
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth 1953
Director, Screenplay
The Blue Revolution 1953
Director
Mr. Pu 1953
Director, Writer
This Way, That Way 1952
Director, Screenplay
The Woman Who Touched the Legs 1952
Screenplay, Director
Forbidden Path 1952
Director, Screenplay
Mr. Lucky 1952
Director
Wedding March 1951
Director, Writer
Bengawan Solo 1951
Director, Writer
Stolen Love 1951
Director, Writer
The Man Without a Nationality 1951
Director
Koibito 1951
Writer, Director
Nightshade Flower 1951
Director, Screenplay
Pursuit At Dawn 1950
Director, Story
Heat and Mud 1950
Director, Screenplay
Sanshiro of Ginza 1950
Director
Endless Passion 1949
Director
Ningen moyo 1949
Director
365 Nights: Osaka 1948
Director
365 Nights: Tokyo 1948
Director
365 Nights 1948
Director
A Flower Blooms 1948
Director
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho 1947
Director, Writer
A Girl At Dojo Temple 1946
Director
World of Love 1943
Assistant Director
Hyoroku's Dream Tale 1943
Production Manager
Enoken's Bow-Wow General 1940
Assistant Director
Old Songs 1939
Assistant Director
Fallen Blossoms 1938
Assistant Director
Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama 1936
Writer, Director
- Cowardly samurai squad
Cowardly samurai squad 1935
Animation, Director
Credits from TMDB.