Kon Ichikawa Movies

Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him...

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

Japanese "kayo" film based on the song "Ieraishan" by Yoshiko Yamaguchi.

Tokyo Olympiad director Kon Ichikawa documents the 50th anniversary of the Koshien games.

Comedy about a 50-something movie director, his new bride, a classical dancer, and his adult son and daughter and their loves.

The story of Dangonosuke, a boy samurai rescuing a woman from a villain is told comically.

An early, heavily Disney-inspired cartoon, written and directed by Kon Ichikawa. A bandit kidnaps a member of a concert audience as an act of...

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi’s popular novel. Chiharu, a ballerina, and Shinichi, a thorough rationalist...

Machiko falls in love with a mysterious man, but her family wants something different for her.

A story of a shopkeeper and his ex-wife, lives full of tragedy.

Interview with Japanese film director, conducted by film critic Yuki Mori for the Directors Guild of Japan in 1999.

A documentary Ichikawa made for the 1970 Osaka Expo, originally made for projection on eight split panels.