Kon Ichikawa Movies

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her from Osaka to her home village, where...

The story of Dangonosuke, a boy samurai rescuing a woman from a villain, is told comically.

Film by Kon Ichikawa

Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obligations in life and are not ready for marriage....

Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic...

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

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

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...

TV remake of Ozu's 'Late Spring'

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

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

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

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

With one million yen in stolen cash, Kurita plans his escape to Hokkaido with an unwilling bar girl named Katsumi.

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...

The daughter of a former Miss Universe winner finds success as a fashion model in Tokyo following the death of her fiancé.

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

Minako, a ballerina who has been dating since her school days, and Koheta, a banker. It was Koheta who was finally about to get married as a result...