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.
Directed 96
2000s
- 2007
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
Director
- 2006
- 2003
- 2002
Ten Dark Women
Director
The Life of Bangaku
Director
- 2001
- 2000
Dora-heita
Director
Shinsengumi
Director
1990s
- 1996
The 8-Tomb Village
Director
- 1995
Fusa
Director
- 1994
- 1993
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
Director
- 1991
- 1990
Battleship Yamato
Director
1980s
- 1988
Crane
Director
- 1987
Princess from the Moon
Director
Actress
Director
- 1986
The Hall of the Crying Deer
Director
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Co-Director
- 1985
The Burmese Harp
Director
- 1984
Ohan
Director
- 1983
- 1981
Lonely Heart
Director
- 1980
Koto: The Ancient City
Director
1970s
- 1979
The House of Hanging
Director
- 1978
The Phoenix
Director
- 1977
Lullaby to Kill
Director
- 1976
Between Women and Wives
Director
- 1975
- 1973
Visions of Eight
Director
The Wanderers
Director
- 1972
- 1971
To Love Again
Director
1960s
- 1969
Kyoto
Director
- 1968
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
Director
- 1967
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
Director
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
An Actor's Revenge
Director
- 1962
Being Two Isn't Easy
Director
The Broken Commandment
Director
- 1961
Ten Women in Black
Director
- 1960
A Woman's Testament
Director
1950s
- 1959
Odd Obsession
Director
- 1958
Conflagration
Director
- 1957
The Men of Toho-ku
Director
The Crowded Train
Director
- 1956
Bridge of Japan
Director
The Burmese Harp
Director
- 1955
The Heart
Director
Ghost Story of Youth
Director
- 1954
A Billionaire
Director
All of Myself
Director
- 1953
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth
Director
The Blue Revolution
Director
Mr. Pu
Director
- 1952
This Way, That Way
Director
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
Director
Forbidden Path
Director
Mr. Lucky
Director
- 1951
Wedding March
Director
Bengawan Solo
Director
Stolen Love
Director
The Man Without a Nationality
Director
Nightshade Flower
Director
- 1950
Pursuit At Dawn
Director
Heat and Mud
Director
Sanshiro of Ginza
Director
1940s
- 1949
Ningen moyo
Director
- 1948
365 Nights: Osaka
Director
365 Nights: Tokyo
Director
365 Nights
Director
A Flower Blooms
Director
- 1947
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
Director
- 1946
A Girl At Dojo Temple
Director
- 1943
World of Love
Assistant Director
- 1940
Enoken's Bow-Wow General
Assistant Director
1930s
- 1939
- 1938
Fallen Blossoms
Assistant Director
- 1936
Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama
Director
Wrote 53
2000s
- 2006
- 2000
Dora-heita
Screenplay
Shinsengumi
Writer
1990s
- 1996
The 8-Tomb Village
Screenplay
- 1995
Fusa
Writer
- 1994
- 1993
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
Screenplay
- 1991
- 1990
Battleship Yamato
Screenplay
1980s
- 1988
Crane
Writer
- 1987
Princess from the Moon
Writer
Actress
Screenplay
- 1986
The Hall of the Crying Deer
Writer
- 1984
Ohan
Writer
- 1983
- 1981
Lonely Heart
Screenplay
- 1980
Koto: The Ancient City
Writer
1970s
- 1979
The House of Hanging
Screenplay
- 1978
- 1977
Lullaby to Kill
Screenplay
- 1976
- 1973
The Wanderers
Screenplay
- 1972
1960s
- 1967
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
Writer
- 1965
- 1964
- 1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs
Writer
1950s
- 1959
Odd Obsession
Screenplay
- 1958
Conflagration
Screenplay
Edo wa aozora
Adaptation
- 1957
The Men of Toho-ku
Screenplay
The Crowded Train
Screenplay
- 1954
A Billionaire
Writer
All of Myself
Writer
- 1953
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth
Screenplay
Mr. Pu
Writer
- 1952
This Way, That Way
Screenplay
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
Screenplay
Forbidden Path
Screenplay
- 1951
Wedding March
Writer
Bengawan Solo
Writer
Stolen Love
Writer
Nightshade Flower
Screenplay
- 1950
Pursuit At Dawn
Story
Heat and Mud
Screenplay
1940s
- 1947
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
Writer
1930s
- 1936
Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama
Writer
Produced 10
1980s
- 1987
Actress
Producer
- 1984
Ohan
Executive Producer
- 1983
1970s
- 1977
Lullaby to Kill
Executive Producer
- 1973
The Wanderers
Producer's Assistant
- 1970
1960s
- 1962
Being Two Isn't Easy
Producer
- 1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs
Executive Producer
1940s
- 1943
Hyoroku's Dream Tale
Production Manager
Acted in 1
2000s
- 2008
Edited 1
1950s
- 1959
Odd Obsession
Editor
Created 1
1970s
- 1972
Appearances3
2000s
- 2006
The Kon Ichikawa Story
Himself
- 2000
Kurosawa
Self
1970s
- 1973
Visions of Eight
Narrator
Thanked in the credits1
1960s
- 1965