Kon Ichikawa Movies

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

Eight acclaimed filmmakers bring their unique and differing perspectives to the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held in Munich. The segments include...

Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him...

Okatsu is a widow raising five children - adults but still mama-dependent - in mid-eighteenth century Edo, Japan. Her frugality attracts unflattering...

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly...

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...

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

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

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

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 life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions