Kon Ichikawa Movies

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

A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.

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

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...

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...

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

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

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

TV remake of Ozu's 'Late Spring'

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

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

A TV movie by Kon Ichikawa, remaking of Ten Dark Women (1961)

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

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

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...