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Kon Ichikawa

Kon Ichikawa

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Born: November 20, 1915 · Mie, Japan
Died: February 13, 2008 (age 92)

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

The Adventures of Milo and Otis
June 27, 1986
The Burmese Harp
January 21, 1956
Dodes'ka-den
October 31, 1970
Fires on the Plain
November 3, 1959
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
August 4, 1979
An Actor's Revenge
January 13, 1963
Tokyo Olympiad
March 20, 1965
The Makioka Sisters
May 21, 1983
The Inugami Family
October 16, 1976
Odd Obsession
June 23, 1959
Conflagration
August 19, 1958
Princess from the Moon
September 26, 1987

Behind the camera103

2007Ten Nights of Dreams Director
2007Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams Director
2006Murder of the Inugami Clan Director, Writer
2003Musume no kekkon Director
2002Ten Dark Women Director
2001Kah-chan Director
2000Dora-heita Director, Screenplay
2000Shinsengumi Director, Writer
1996The 8-Tomb Village Director, Screenplay
1996Un bel dì vedremo

Story

1995Fusa Director, Writer

199447 Ronin Screenplay, Director

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1993Kogarashi Monjirō Returns Director, Screenplay
1991Noh Mask Murders Director, Screenplay
1990Battleship Yamato Director, Screenplay
1988Crane Writer, Director
1987Princess from the Moon Director, Writer
1987Actress Director, Producer, Screenplay
1986The Hall of the Crying Deer Director, Writer
1986The Adventures of Milo and Otis Co-Director
1985The Burmese Harp Director
1984Ohan Writer, Executive Producer, Director
1983The Makioka Sisters Director, Writer, Executive Producer
1981Lonely Heart Screenplay, Director
1980Koto: The Ancient City Writer, Director
1979Galaxy Express 999: The Movie Screenplay
1979The House of Hanging Director, Screenplay
1978The Phoenix Director
1978Queen Bee Director, Writer
1977Island of Hell Executive Producer, Director
1977Lullaby to Kill Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
1976The Inugami Family Director, Screenplay
1976Between Women and Wives Director
1975I Am a Cat Director
1973Visions of Eight Director
1973The Wanderers Director, Producer's Assistant, Screenplay
1971To Love Again Director
1970Dodes'ka-den Executive Producer
1970Japan and the Japanese Director
1969Kyoto Director
1968Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament Director
1967Topo Gigio and the Missile War Writer, Director
1966The Tale of Genji Director
1965Tokyo Olympics (International Version) Director
1965Tokyo Olympiad Writer, Director
1964The Money Dance Director, Screenplay
1963Alone Across the Pacific Director
1963An Actor's Revenge Director
1962Being Two Isn't Easy Producer, Director
1962The Broken Commandment Director
1961Ten Women in Black Director
1960Her Brother Director
1960The Woman Who Touched Legs Writer, Executive Producer
1960Bonchi Screenplay, Director
1960A Woman's Testament Director
1959Fires on the Plain Director
1959Odd Obsession Director, Editor, Screenplay
1959Goodbye, Hello Director, Story, Screenplay
1958Conflagration Director, Screenplay
1958Edo wa aozora Adaptation
1957Hole in One Writer, Director
1957The Men of Toho-ku Director, Screenplay
1957The Crowded Train Director, Screenplay
1956Bridge of Japan Director
1956Punishment Room Director
1956The Burmese Harp Director
1955The Heart Director
1955Ghost Story of Youth Director
195412 Chapters About Women Director
1954A Billionaire Director, Writer
1954All of Myself Director, Writer
1953The Lovers Director, Writer
1953Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth Screenplay, Director
1953The Blue Revolution Director
1953Mr. Pu Director, Writer
1952This Way, That Way Screenplay, Director
1952The Woman Who Touched the Legs Screenplay, Director
1952Forbidden Path Screenplay, Director
1952Mr. Lucky Director
1951Wedding March Director, Writer
1951Bengawan Solo Director, Writer
1951Stolen Love Writer, Director
1951The Man Without a Nationality Director
1951Koibito Writer, Director
1951Nightshade Flower Screenplay, Director
1950Pursuit At Dawn Story, Director
1950Heat and Mud Director, Screenplay
1950Sanshiro of Ginza Director
1949Endless Passion Director
1949Ningen moyo Director
1948365 Nights: Osaka Director
1948365 Nights: Tokyo Director
1948365 Nights Director
1948A Flower Blooms Director
1947A Thousand and One Nights with Toho Director, Writer
1946A Girl At Dojo Temple Director
1943World of Love Assistant Director
1943Hyoroku's Dream Tale Production Manager
1940Enoken's Bow-Wow General Assistant Director
1939Old Songs Assistant Director
1938Fallen Blossoms Assistant Director
1936Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama Writer, Director
1935Cowardly samurai squad Animation

Acting5

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