Kon Ichikawa Movies

A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

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...

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.

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

TV remake of Ozu's 'Late Spring'

Comedy drama by Kon Ichikawa

A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her from Osaka to her home village, where...

Detective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she was not in the act. Instead, he listens to the...

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...

A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.

A love triangle among a girl, her poor boyfriend, and a rich company president.

Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is...

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

Enoken no wanwan taishô AKA Wanwan Taisho AKA Bowwow General directed by Nobuo Nakagawa

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

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa