Kon Ichikawa Movies

A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi’s popular novel. Chiharu, a ballerina, and Shinichi, a thorough rationalist...

Period piece about a samurai who marries a mysterious beautiful young woman who claims to have lost her memory.

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

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

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

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

Romantic melodrama

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

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

A love triangle among a girl, her poor boyfriend, and a rich company president.

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

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...

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

A documentary Ichikawa made for the 1970 Osaka Expo, originally made for projection on eight split panels.

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...

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

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...

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