Kon Ichikawa Movies

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

The life of iconic Japanese director 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...

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...

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

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

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

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

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

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

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

A documentary Ichikawa made for the 1970 Osaka Expo, originally made for projection on eight split panels.