Kon Ichikawa Movies

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

This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring...

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

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

Romantic melodrama

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

Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obligations in life and are not ready for marriage....

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...

A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her from Osaka to her home village, where...

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

TV remake of Ozu's 'Late Spring'

Set against the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion, two Osaka families navigate the radical social shifts of the early Meiji Era. As the merchant class ascends...

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...

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

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