Kon Ichikawa Movies

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

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

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

Romantic melodrama

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

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

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...

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

Depicts various relationships between four beautiful sisters, their husbands, and their second daughter's husband's mistress.

Film by Kon Ichikawa

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

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

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

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

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

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.