About

Known credits:
154
Birthday:
1915-11-20
Place of birth:
Mie, Japan
Website:
N/A

Kon Ichikawa

Overview

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

Acting
2008 The Magic Hour Actor Film Director 60
Fair
2006 The Kon Ichikawa Story Actor Himself 59
Average
2000 Kurosawa Actor Self 59
Average
1999 Kon Ichikawa: My Life in Cinema Actor Interviewee N/A
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1973 Visions of Eight Actor Narrator 59
Average

Directing
2007 Ten Nights of Dreams Directing Director 59
Average
2007 Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams Directing Director N/A
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2006 Murder of the Inugami Clan Directing Director 59
Average
2003 Musume no kekkon Directing Director 59
Average
2002 The Life of Bangaku Directing Director N/A
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2001 Kah-chan Directing Director N/A
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2000 Dora-heita Directing Director 58
Average
2000 Shinsengumi Directing Director N/A
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1996 The 8-Tomb Village Directing Director 59
Average
1994 47 Ronin Directing Director 59
Average
1993 Kogarashi Monjirō Returns Directing Director N/A
N/A
1993 Fusa Directing Director 59
Average
1991 Noh Mask Murders Directing Director 58
Average
1988 Crane Directing Director 59
Average
1987 Princess from the Moon Directing Director 59
Average
1987 Actress Directing Director 59
Average
1986 The Hall of the Crying Deer Directing Director N/A
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1986 The Adventures of Milo and Otis Directing Co-Director 60
Fair
1985 The Burmese Harp Directing Director 58
Average
1984 Ohan Directing Director N/A
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1983 The Makioka Sisters Directing Director 60
Fair
1981 Lonely Heart Directing Director 59
Average
1980 Koto: The Ancient City Directing Director 59
Average
1979 The House of Hanging Directing Director 58
Average
1978 The Phoenix Directing Director 58
Average
1978 Queen Bee Directing Director 59
Average
1977 Island of Hell Directing Director 59
Average
1977 Lullaby to Kill Directing Director 59
Average
1976 The Inugami Family Directing Director 59
Average
1976 Tsuma to onna no aida Directing Director N/A
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1975 I Am a Cat Directing Director 58
Average
1973 Visions of Eight Directing Director 59
Average
1973 The Wanderers Directing Director 59
Average
1971 To Love Again Directing Director N/A
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1970 Japan and the Japanese Directing Director N/A
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1969 Kyoto Directing Director N/A
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1968 Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament Directing Director N/A
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1967 Topo Gigio and the Missile War Directing Director 58
Average
1965 Tokyo Olympiad Directing Director 60
Fair
1964 The Money Dance Directing Director N/A
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1963 Alone Across the Pacific Directing Director 59
Average
1963 An Actor's Revenge Directing Director 59
Average
1962 Being Two Isn't Easy Directing Director 59
Average
1962 The Broken Commandment Directing Director 59
Average
1961 Ten Dark Women Directing Director 59
Average
1960 Her Brother Directing Director 59
Average
1960 Bonchi Directing Director 59
Average
1960 A Woman's Testament Directing Director 58
Average
1959 Fires on the Plain Directing Director 62
Fair
1959 Odd Obsession Directing Director 59
Average
1959 Goodbye, Hello Directing Director N/A
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1958 Conflagration Directing Director 59
Average
1957 Hole in One Directing Director 58
Average
1957 The Crowded Train Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Bridge of Japan Directing Director 59
Average
1956 Punishment Room Directing Director 59
Average
1956 The Burmese Harp Directing Director 63
Fair
1955 The Heart Directing Director 59
Average
1955 Ghost Story of Youth Directing Director N/A
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1954 A Billionaire Directing Director 58
Average
1953 The Lovers Directing Director N/A
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1953 Youth of Heiji Senigata Directing Director N/A
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1953 The Blue Revolution Directing Director N/A
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1953 Mr. Pu Directing Director 59
Average
1952 This Way, That Way Directing Director 59
Average
1952 The Woman Who Touched the Legs Directing Director N/A
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1952 Forbidden Path Directing Director N/A
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1952 Mr. Lucky Directing Director N/A
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1951 Wedding March Directing Director N/A
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1951 Bengawan Solo Directing Director N/A
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1951 Stolen Love Directing Director N/A
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1951 The Man Without a Nationality Directing Director N/A
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1951 Koibito Directing Director 58
Average
1951 Nightshade Flower Directing Director N/A
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1950 Pursuit At Dawn Directing Director N/A
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1950 Heat and Mud Directing Director N/A
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1950 Sanshiro of Ginza Directing Director N/A
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1949 Endless Passion Directing Director N/A
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1949 Ningen moyo Directing Director N/A
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1948 365 Nights Directing Director 59
Average
1948 A Flower Blooms Directing Director N/A
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1947 A Thousand and One Nights with Toho Directing Director N/A
N/A
1946 A Girl At Dojo Temple Directing Director 59
Average
1943 World of Love Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1940 Enoken's Bow-Wow General Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1939 Old Songs Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1938 Fallen Blossoms Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1936 Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
2006 Murder of the Inugami Clan Writing Writer 59
Average
2000 Dora-heita Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2000 Shinsengumi Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1996 The 8-Tomb Village Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1994 47 Ronin Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1993 Kogarashi Monjirō Returns Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1993 Fusa Writing Writer 59
Average
1991 Noh Mask Murders Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1988 Crane Writing Writer 59
Average
1987 Princess from the Moon Writing Writer 59
Average
1987 Actress Writing Writer 59
Average
1986 The Hall of the Crying Deer Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1984 Ohan Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1983 The Makioka Sisters Writing Writer 60
Fair
1981 Lonely Heart Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1980 Koto: The Ancient City Writing Writer 59
Average
1979 Galaxy Express 999: The Movie Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1979 The House of Hanging Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1978 Queen Bee Writing Writer 59
Average
1977 Lullaby to Kill Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1976 The Inugami Family Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1973 The Wanderers Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1967 Topo Gigio and the Missile War Writing Writer 58
Average
1965 Tokyo Olympiad Writing Writer 60
Fair
1964 The Money Dance Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1960 The Woman Who Touched Legs Writing Writer 59
Average
1960 Bonchi Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1959 Odd Obsession Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1959 Goodbye, Hello Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1959 Goodbye, Hello Writing Story N/A
N/A
1958 Conflagration Writing Writer 59
Average
1957 Hole in One Writing Writer 58
Average
1957 The Crowded Train Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1954 A Billionaire Writing Writer 58
Average
1953 The Lovers Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1953 Youth of Heiji Senigata Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1953 Mr. Pu Writing Writer 59
Average
1952 This Way, That Way Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1952 The Woman Who Touched the Legs Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1952 Forbidden Path Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1951 Wedding March Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1951 Bengawan Solo Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1951 Stolen Love Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1951 Koibito Writing Writer 58
Average
1951 Nightshade Flower Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1950 Pursuit At Dawn Writing Story N/A
N/A
1950 Heat and Mud Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1947 A Thousand and One Nights with Toho Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1936 Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
1987 Actress Production Producer 59
Average
1984 Ohan Production Executive Producer N/A
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1983 The Makioka Sisters Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1977 Island of Hell Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1977 Lullaby to Kill Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1973 The Wanderers Production Producer's Assistant 59
Average
1970 Dodes'ka-den Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
1962 Being Two Isn't Easy Production Producer 59
Average
1943 Hyoroku's Dream Tale Production Production Manager N/A
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Crew
1965 Tokyo Olympiad Crew Thanks 60
Fair

Editing
1959 Odd Obsession Editing Editor 59
Average

Visual Effects
1935 Cowardly samurai squad Visual Effects Animation N/A
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