Kon Ichikawa Movies

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

A TV movie by Kon Ichikawa, remaking of Ten Dark Women (1961)

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

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

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

With one million yen in stolen cash, Kurita plans his escape to Hokkaido with an unwilling bar girl named Katsumi.

Film mixing live action with the famous animated Italian rubber mouse, Topo Gigio.

Documentary on the city of Kyoto, Japan. Topics include the Ryoanji Temple stone garden, a geisha residence, the Katsura Imperial Villa, and the Gion...

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

Tragi-comedy about the inhabitants of a remote, mountain-locked village where only the first-born sons are allowed to marry and have children.

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

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obligations in life and are not ready for marriage....

A samurai suffers to achieve enlightenment while being forced by a Zen Buddhist.

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

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

A documentary Ichikawa made for the 1970 Osaka Expo, originally made for projection on eight split panels.

Set against the backdrop of an imperial victory in the civil war leading up to the Meiji Restoration, Fallen Blossoms tells the story of the sorrows...