Kon Ichikawa Movies

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

A documentary Ichikawa made for the 1970 Osaka Expo, originally made for projection on eight split panels.

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

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

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

Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his careful...

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

A Japanese girl and a French boy make strides in overcoming the cultural barriers that prevent them from fully expressing the love they have for one...

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

Comedy drama by Kon Ichikawa

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

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

Based on the folk tales "Repayment from a crane". One snowy night a beautiful woman named Tsuru (Crane) visits poor peasant Taiju and says she will...

In the War's closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the...