Kon Ichikawa Movies

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...

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Romantic melodrama

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

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

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

A documentary Ichikawa made for the 1970 Osaka Expo, originally made for projection on eight split panels.

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

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...