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Kon Ichikawa

Directing 92 (deceased) years old Mie, Japan ★ 1.3
Born: November 20, 1915
Died: February 13, 2008

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.

Filmography

Directing Credits (96)

Ten Nights of Dreams
Ten Nights of Dreams Director 2007
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams Director 2007
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Murder of the Inugami Clan Director 2006
Musume no kekkon
Musume no kekkon Director 2003
Ten Dark Women
Ten Dark Women Director 2002
The Life of Bangaku
The Life of Bangaku Director 2002
Kah-chan
Kah-chan Director 2001
Dora-heita
Dora-heita Director 2000
Shinsengumi
Shinsengumi Director 2000
The 8-Tomb Village
The 8-Tomb Village Director 1996
Fusa
Fusa Director 1995
47 Ronin
47 Ronin Director 1994
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns Director 1993
Noh Mask Murders
Noh Mask Murders Director 1991
Crane
Crane Director 1988
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon Director 1987
Actress
Actress Director 1987
The Hall of the Crying Deer
The Hall of the Crying Deer Director 1986
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
The Adventures of Milo and Otis Co-Director 1986
The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp Director 1985
Ohan
Ohan Director 1984
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters Director 1983
Lonely Heart
Lonely Heart Director 1981
Koto: The Ancient City
Koto: The Ancient City Director 1980
The House of Hanging
The House of Hanging Director 1979
The Phoenix
The Phoenix Director 1978
Queen Bee
Queen Bee Director 1978
Island of Hell
Island of Hell Director 1977
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill Director 1977
The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family Director 1976
Tsuma to onna no aida
Tsuma to onna no aida Director 1976
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat Director 1975
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight Director 1973
The Wanderers
The Wanderers Director 1973
Kogarashi Monjiro
Kogarashi Monjiro Director 1972
To Love Again
To Love Again Director 1971
Japan and the Japanese
Japan and the Japanese Director 1970
Kyoto
Kyoto Director 1969
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament Director 1968
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
Topo Gigio and the Missile War Director 1967
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji Director 1966
Tokyo Olympiad
Tokyo Olympiad Director 1965
The Money Dance
The Money Dance Director 1964
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific Director 1963
An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge Director 1963
Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy Director 1962
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment Director 1962
Ten Dark Women
Ten Dark Women Director 1961
Her Brother
Her Brother Director 1960
Bonchi
Bonchi Director 1960
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament Director 1960
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain Director 1959
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession Director 1959
Goodbye, Hello
Goodbye, Hello Director 1959
Conflagration
Conflagration Director 1958
Hole in One
Hole in One Director 1957
The Crowded Train
The Crowded Train Director 1957
Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan Director 1956
Punishment Room
Punishment Room Director 1956
The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp Director 1956
The Heart
The Heart Director 1955
Ghost Story of Youth
Ghost Story of Youth Director 1955
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women Director 1954
A Billionaire
A Billionaire Director 1954
All of Myself
All of Myself Director 1954
The Lovers
The Lovers Director 1953
Youth of Heiji Senigata
Youth of Heiji Senigata Director 1953
The Blue Revolution
The Blue Revolution Director 1953
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu Director 1953
This Way, That Way
This Way, That Way Director 1952
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
The Woman Who Touched the Legs Director 1952
Forbidden Path
Forbidden Path Director 1952
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky Director 1952
Wedding March
Wedding March Director 1951
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo Director 1951
Stolen Love
Stolen Love Director 1951
The Man Without a Nationality
The Man Without a Nationality Director 1951
Koibito
Koibito Director 1951
Nightshade Flower
Nightshade Flower Director 1951
Pursuit At Dawn
Pursuit At Dawn Director 1950
Heat and Mud
Heat and Mud Director 1950
Sanshiro of Ginza
Sanshiro of Ginza Director 1950
Endless Passion
Endless Passion Director 1949
Ningen moyo
Ningen moyo Director 1949
365 Nights
365 Nights Director 1948
A Flower Blooms
A Flower Blooms Director 1948
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho Director 1947
A Girl At Dojo Temple
A Girl At Dojo Temple Director 1946
World of Love
World of Love Assistant Director 1943
Enoken's Bow-Wow General
Enoken's Bow-Wow General Assistant Director 1940
Old Songs
Old Songs Assistant Director 1939
Fallen Blossoms
Fallen Blossoms Assistant Director 1938
Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama
Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama Director 1936
Sambyakurokujugo ya - Osaka-hen
Sambyakurokujugo ya - Osaka-hen Director
Sanbyaku rokujû-go ya: Tôkyô-hen
Sanbyaku rokujû-go ya: Tôkyô-hen Director
Tôhoku no zunmu-tachi
Tôhoku no zunmu-tachi Director

Writing Credits (52)

Murder of the Inugami Clan
Murder of the Inugami Clan Writer 2006
Dora-heita
Dora-heita Screenplay 2000
Shinsengumi
Shinsengumi Writer 2000
The 8-Tomb Village
The 8-Tomb Village Screenplay 1996
Un bel dì vedremo
Un bel dì vedremo Story 1996
Fusa
Fusa Writer 1995
47 Ronin
47 Ronin Screenplay 1994
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns Screenplay 1993
Noh Mask Murders
Noh Mask Murders Screenplay 1991
Crane
Crane Writer 1988
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon Writer 1987
Actress
Actress Screenplay 1987
The Hall of the Crying Deer
The Hall of the Crying Deer Writer 1986
Ohan
Ohan Writer 1984
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters Writer 1983
Lonely Heart
Lonely Heart Screenplay 1981
Koto: The Ancient City
Koto: The Ancient City Writer 1980
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie Screenplay 1979
The House of Hanging
The House of Hanging Screenplay 1979
Queen Bee
Queen Bee Writer 1978
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill Screenplay 1977
The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family Screenplay 1976
The Wanderers
The Wanderers Screenplay 1973
Kogarashi Monjiro
Kogarashi Monjiro Writer 1972
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
Topo Gigio and the Missile War Writer 1967
Tokyo Olympiad
Tokyo Olympiad Writer 1965
The Money Dance
The Money Dance Screenplay 1964
The Woman Who Touched Legs
The Woman Who Touched Legs Writer 1960
Bonchi
Bonchi Screenplay 1960
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession Screenplay 1959
Goodbye, Hello
Goodbye, Hello Screenplay 1959
Goodbye, Hello
Goodbye, Hello Story 1959
Conflagration
Conflagration Screenplay 1958
Hole in One
Hole in One Writer 1957
The Crowded Train
The Crowded Train Screenplay 1957
A Billionaire
A Billionaire Writer 1954
All of Myself
All of Myself Writer 1954
The Lovers
The Lovers Writer 1953
Youth of Heiji Senigata
Youth of Heiji Senigata Screenplay 1953
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu Writer 1953
This Way, That Way
This Way, That Way Screenplay 1952
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
The Woman Who Touched the Legs Screenplay 1952
Forbidden Path
Forbidden Path Screenplay 1952
Wedding March
Wedding March Writer 1951
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo Writer 1951
Stolen Love
Stolen Love Writer 1951
Koibito
Koibito Writer 1951
Nightshade Flower
Nightshade Flower Screenplay 1951
Pursuit At Dawn
Pursuit At Dawn Story 1950
Heat and Mud
Heat and Mud Screenplay 1950
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho Writer 1947
Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama
Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama Writer 1936

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