Kon Ichikawa Movies

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

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly...

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

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

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

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

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...

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

Abbreviated version of Tokyo Olympiad, intended for overseas audiences and with added English narration.

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

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

TV remake of Ozu's 'Late Spring'

This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring...

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

Set against the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion, two Osaka families navigate the radical social shifts of the early Meiji Era. As the merchant class ascends...

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.