Kon Ichikawa Movies

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

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

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

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

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

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

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

Thriller drama 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....

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

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...

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...