Kon Ichikawa Movies

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

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

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

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

Tragi-comedy about the inhabitants of a remote, mountain-locked village where only the first-born sons are allowed to marry and have children.

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

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

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...

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

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

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

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

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

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

TV remake of Ozu's 'Late Spring'

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

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