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Kon Ichikawa (1915–2008)

Director | Writer | Producer

Kon Ichikawa has been influenced by artists as diverse as Walt Disney and Jean Renoir, and his films cover a wide spectrum of moods, from the comic to the overwhelmingly ironic and even the perverse. Ichikawa began his career as a cartoonist, and this influence is apparent in his skillful use of the widescreen... See full bio »

Born:

Giichi Ichikawa
in Mie, Japan

Died:

(age 92) in Tokyo, Japan
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2006 The Inugamis
 
2006 Ten Nights of Dreams
 
2003 Musume no kekkon (TV movie)
 
2002 Tôbô (TV series)
– Onna to hashi (2002) (supervisor)
– Onna to kage (2002)
– Oto to onna (2002)
 
2001 Kah-chan
 
2000 Dora-heita
 
2000 Shinsengumi
 
1996 The 8-Tomb Village
 
1994 47 Ronin
 
1993 Kaettekite Kogarashi Monjiro
 
1993 Shinjitsu ichiro (TV movie)
 
1993 Fusa
 
1991 Noh Mask Murders
 
1988 Crane
 
1987 Princess from the Moon
 
1987 Actress
 
1986 The Hall of the Crying Deer
 
1985 The Burmese Harp
 
1984 Ohan
 
1983 The Makioka Sisters
 
1981 Lonely Heart
 
1980 Koto
 
1979 The House of Hanging
 
1978 Firebird: Daybreak Chapter
 
1978 Queen Bee
 
1977 The Devil's Island
 
1977 The Devil's Ballad
 
1976 The Inugami Family
 
1976 Tsuma to onna no aida
 
1975 I Am a Cat
 
1973 Visions of Eight (documentary) (segment "Fastest, The")
 
1973 The Wanderers
 
1971 To Love Again
 
1970 Japan and the Japanese (documentary short)
 
1969 Kyoto (documentary short)
 
1968 Seishun (documentary)
 
1967 Topo Gigio and the Missile War
 
1966 Genji monogatari
 
1965 Tokyo Olympiad (documentary)
 
1963 Alone on the Pacific
 
1963 An Actor's Revenge
 
1963 The Money Dance
 
1962 Being Two Isn't Easy
 
1962 The Outcast
 
1961 Ten Dark Women
 
1960 Younger Brother
 
1960 Bonchi
 
1960 A Woman's Testament (segment "Mono o takaku uritsukeru onna")
 
1959 Fires on the Plain
 
1959 Kagi
 
1959 Anata to watashi no aikotoba: Sayônara, konnichiwa
 
1958 Conflagration
 
1957 The Hole
 
1957 The Men of Tohoku
 
1957 The Crowded Streetcar
 
1956 Bridge of Japan
 
1956 Punishment Room
 
1956 The Burmese Harp
 
1955 Ghost Story of Youth
 
1955 The Heart
 
1954 A Billionaire
 
1954 All of Myself
 
1954 Twelve Chapters on Women
 
1953 The Lovers
 
1953 Youth of Heiji Senigata
 
1953 The Blue Revolution
 
1953 Mr. Pu
 
1952 This Way, That Way
 
1952 The Woman Who Touched the Legs
 
1952 Young People
 
1952 Mr. Lucky
 
1952 The Man Without a Nationality
 
1951 Wedding March
 
1951 River Solo Flows
 
1951 Nusumareta koi
 
1951 Ieraishan
 
1951 Koibito
 
1950 Heat and Mud
 
1950 Ginza Sanshiro
 
1950 Pursuit at Dawn
 
1949 Human Patterns
 
1949 Passion Without End
 
1949 365 Nights
 
1948 Sambyakurokujugo ya - Osaka-hen
 
1948 Sambyakurokujugo ya - Tokyo-hen
 
1948 A Flower Blooms
 
1947 Tôhô sen'ichi-ya
 
1946 A Girl at Dojo Temple (short)
 
1934 Kachikachi yama (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (50 titles)
2006 The Inugamis (screenplay)
 
2000 Dora-heita (screenplay)
 
2000 Shinsengumi
 
1997 Un bel di' vedremo
 
1996 The 8-Tomb Village (screenplay)
 
1994 47 Ronin
 
1993 Kaettekite Kogarashi Monjiro (writer)
 
1993 Fusa (writer)
 
1991 Noh Mask Murders (screenplay)
 
1988 Crane (writer)
 
1987 Princess from the Moon
 
1987 Actress
 
1986 The Hall of the Crying Deer
 
1984 Ohan
 
1983 The Makioka Sisters (writer)
 
1981 Lonely Heart (screenplay)
 
1980 Koto
 
1979 Galaxy Express 999: The Signature Edition (writer)
 
1979 The House of Hanging (screenplay)
 
1978 Queen Bee (writer)
 
1977 The Devil's Island (screenplay / as Kurishitei)
 
1977 The Devil's Ballad (screenplay / as Kurisutei)
 
1976 The Inugami Family (screenplay)
 
1973 The Wanderers (writer)
 
1967 Topo Gigio and the Missile War (screenplay)
 
1965 Tokyo Olympiad (documentary)
 
1963 The Money Dance (screenplay)
 
1960 The Woman Who Touched the Legs
 
1960 Bonchi
 
1959 Kagi (writer)
 
1959 Anata to watashi no aikotoba: Sayônara, konnichiwa (story and screenplay)
 
1958 Conflagration (writer)
 
1957 The Hole
 
1957 The Men of Tohoku
 
1957 The Crowded Streetcar
 
1954 A Billionaire
 
1954 All of Myself
 
1953 The Lovers (writer)
 
1953 Youth of Heiji Senigata (screenplay)
 
1953 Mr. Pu (writer)
 
1952 This Way, That Way (screenplay)
 
1952 The Woman Who Touched the Legs (screenplay)
 
1952 Young People (screenplay)
 
1951 Wedding March
 
1951 River Solo Flows (screenplay)
 
1951 Ieraishan (screenplay)
 
1951 Koibito (screenplay)
 
1951 Nusumareta koi (screenplay)
 
1950 Heat and Mud
 
1936 Shinsetsu kachikachi yama (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
1987 Actress (producer)
 
1984 Ohan (executive producer)
 
1983 The Makioka Sisters (executive producer)
 
1977 The Devil's Island (producer)
 
1977 The Devil's Ballad (producer)
 
1973 The Wanderers (associate producer)
 
1970 Dodes'ka-den (planner)
 
1967 Topo Gigio and the Missile War (producer)
 
1962 Being Two Isn't Easy (producer)
 
1960 The Woman Who Touched the Legs (planner)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2000 Audrey (TV series) (main title calligraphy)
 
1986 The Adventures of Milo and Otis (associate director)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (2 titles)
1943 Hyoroku yume-monogatari (production manager)
 
1939 Hana-tsumi nikki (production manager)
 
1943 Ai no sekai: Yamaneko Tomi no hanashi (assistant director)
 
1939 Mukashi no uta (assistant director)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2008 The Magic Hour
Film director
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1959 Kagi
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1936 Shinsetsu kachikachi yama (short)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (1 title)
1936 Shinsetsu kachikachi yama (short) (animator)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2006 The Kon Ichikawa Story (documentary)
 
2000 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Kurosawa (2000) … Himself
 
1986 The 9th Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1978 The 1st Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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Alternate Names:

Kurishitei | Kurisutei
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[If he has advice for young directors] No, no advice. The film industry has changed tremendously. The movies they are making now are very different from the ones I made when I was young. I can't say whether people in the industry are happier or unhappier as a result. Everything has changed so much. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 442-451. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. See more »

Star Sign:

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