Kon Ichikawa Filmes

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

Comedy about a 50-something movie director, his new bride, a classical dancer, and his adult son and daughter and their loves.

A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.

A band of samurai warriors places a curse on a family fortune thus frustrating the heir 4 centuries later.

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

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...

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...

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

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

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

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...

A documentary Ichikawa made for the 1970 Osaka Expo, originally made for projection on eight split panels.

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

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