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Overview

Date of Birth:
20 November 1915, Mie, Japan more
Date of Death:
13 February 2008, Tokyo, Japan more
Mini Biography:
Kon Ichikawa has been influenced by artists as diverse as Walt Disney... more
Trivia:
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two... more
Awards:
28 wins & 16 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Alternate Names:
Kurikotei

Filmography

Director:
  1. Inugamike no ichizoku (2006)
    ... aka Murder of the Inugami Clan (Singapore: English title)
    ... aka The Inugamis (International: English title)
  2. Yume jû-ya (2006)
    ... aka Ten Nights of Dream (International: English title)
    ... aka Ten Nights of Dreams (USA)
  3. Musume no kekkon (2003) (TV)
  4. Tobo (2002) (TV)
    ... aka Escape (literal English title)
  5. Kah-chan (2001)
    ... aka Big Mama (Canada: English title)
  6. Dora-heita (2000)
    ... aka Alley Cat
    ... aka Playboy
  7. Shinsengumi (2000)

  8. Yatsu haka-mura (1996)
    ... aka The 8-Tomb Village
  9. Shijushichinin no shikaku (1994)
    ... aka 47 Ronin
  10. Kaettekite Kogarashi Monjiro (1993)
  11. Shinjitsu ichiro (1993) (TV)
  12. Fusa (1993)
  13. Tenkawa densetsu satsujin jiken (1991)
    ... aka Noh Mask Murders

  14. Tsuru (1988)
    ... aka Crane (USA: literal English title)
  15. Taketori monogatari (1987)
    ... aka Kaguya
    ... aka Princess from the Moon (USA)
    ... aka The Tale of Taketori (literal English title)
  16. Eiga joyu (1987)
    ... aka Actress (USA)
    ... aka Film Actress
    ... aka Movie Actress
  17. Rokumeikan (1986)
    ... aka High Society of Meiji
    ... aka The Hall of the Crying Deer
  18. Biruma no tategoto (1985)
    ... aka Biruma no tatekoto (USA: alternative transliteration)
    ... aka The Burmese Harp
  19. Ohan (1984)
  20. Sasame-yuki (1983)
    ... aka Fine Snow (literal English title)
    ... aka Hosone yuki
    ... aka The Makioka Sisters (USA)
  21. Kofuku (1981)
    ... aka Happiness
    ... aka Lonely Heart (USA)
  22. Koto (1980)
    ... aka Ancient City
    ... aka Koto the Ancient City

  23. Byoinzaka no kubikukuri no ie (1979)
    ... aka The House of Hanging
  24. Hi no tori (1978)
    ... aka Fire's Bird
    ... aka Firebird: Daybreak Chapter (International: English title)
    ... aka Hi no tori - Reimei hen (Japan)
    ... aka The Firebird
    ... aka The Phoenix
  25. Joôbachi (1978)
    ... aka Queen Bee
  26. Gokumon-to (1977)
    ... aka Guillotine Island
    ... aka Hell's Gate Island
    ... aka Island of Hell
    ... aka Island of Horrors
    ... aka The Devil's Island
  27. Akuma no temari-uta (1977)
    ... aka Rhyme of Vengeance
    ... aka The Devil's Ballad (International: English title)
    ... aka The Devil's Bouncing Ball Song
  28. Inugamike no ichizoku (1976)
    ... aka The Clan of Dog-God Household (literal English title)
    ... aka The Inugami Family
    ... aka The Inugamis
  29. Tsuma to onna no aida (1976)
    ... aka Between Wife and Woman
    ... aka Between Women and Wives
  30. Wagahai wa neko de aru (1975)
    ... aka I Am a Cat
  31. Visions of Eight (1973) (segment "The Fastest")
    ... aka München 1972 - 8 berühmte Regisseure sehen die Spiele der XX. Olympiade (West Germany)
    ... aka Olympiade München 1972 (West Germany: TV title)
    ... aka Olympic Visions (USA: TV title)
  32. Matatabi (1973)
    ... aka Errance (International: English title)
    ... aka The Wanderers (USA)
  33. Ai futatabi (1971)
    ... aka To Love Again
  34. Nihon to nihonjin (1970)
    ... aka Fuji
    ... aka Japan and the Japanese
    ... aka Mt. Fuji

  35. Kyoto (1969)
  36. Seishun (1968)
    ... aka Youth
  37. Toppo Jijo no botan senso (1967)
    ... aka Topo Gigio and the Missile War
    ... aka Topo Gigio e la guerra del missile (Italy)
  38. Genji monogatari (1966)
    ... aka The Tale of Genji
  39. Tôkyô orimpikku (1965)
    ... aka Seido no kando (Japan: reissue title)
    ... aka Tokyo Olympiad (International: English title)
  40. Taiheiyo hitori-botchi (1963)
    ... aka Alone Across the Pacific
    ... aka Alone on the Pacific (USA)
    ... aka My Enemy the Sea
    ... aka The Enemy, the Sea (USA: festival title)
  41. Yukinojo henge (1963)
    ... aka An Actor's Revenge (USA)
    ... aka Revenge of a Kabuki Actor
    ... aka The Revenge of Ukeno-Jo
    ... aka The Revenge of Yuki-No-Jo
  42. Dokonjo monogatari - zeni no odori (1963)
    ... aka Money Talks
    ... aka The Money Dance (USA)
  43. Watashi wa nisai (1962)
    ... aka Being Two Isn't Easy
    ... aka I Am Two Years Old (literal English title)
  44. Hakai (1962)
    ... aka The Broken Commandments
    ... aka The Outcast (USA)
    ... aka The Sin
  45. Kuroi junin no onna (1961)
    ... aka Ten Black Women
    ... aka Ten Dark Women (USA)
  46. Ototo (1960)
    ... aka Her Brother
    ... aka Younger Brother
  47. Bonchi (1960)
  48. Jokyo (1960) (segment "Mono o takaku uritsukeru onna")
    ... aka A Woman's Testament

  49. Nobi (1959)
    ... aka Fires on the Plain
  50. Kagi (1959)
    ... aka Odd Obsession
    ... aka The Key
  51. Anata to watashi no aikotoba: Sayônara, konnichiwa (1959)
    ... aka Goodbye - Good Day
    ... aka Goodbye, Hello
  52. Enjo (1958)
    ... aka Conflagration
    ... aka Flame of Torment
    ... aka The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Japan: English title)
  53. Ana (1957)
    ... aka Hole in One
    ... aka The Hole
    ... aka The Pit
  54. Tohoku no zunmu-tachi (1957)
    ... aka The Men of Tohoku
  55. Manin densha (1957)
    ... aka A Full-Up Train
    ... aka Crammed Streetcar (USA: subtitle)
    ... aka The Crowded Streetcar (USA)
    ... aka The Crowded Train
  56. Nihonbashi (1956)
    ... aka Bridge of Japan
  57. Shokei no heya (1956)
    ... aka Punishment Room
  58. Biruma no tategoto (1956)
    ... aka Harp of Burma
    ... aka The Burmese Harp (USA)
  59. Seishun kaidan (1955)
    ... aka Ghost Story of Youth
  60. Kokoro (1955)
    ... aka The Heart
  61. Okuman choja (1954)
    ... aka A Billionaire
  62. Watashi no subete o (1954)
    ... aka All About Me
    ... aka All of Myself
  63. Josei ni kansuru junisho (1954)
    ... aka Twelve Chapters About Women
    ... aka Twelve Chapters on Women
  64. Aijin (1953)
    ... aka The Lovers
  65. Seishun Zenigata Heiji (1953)
    ... aka Youth of Heiji Senigata
  66. Aoiro kakumei (1953)
    ... aka The Blue Revolution
  67. Pu-san (1953)
    ... aka Mr. Poo
    ... aka Mr. Pu (USA)
  68. Ano te kono te (1952)
    ... aka This Way, That Way
  69. Ashi ni sawatta onna (1952)
    ... aka The Woman Who Touched the Legs
  70. Wakai hito (1952)
    ... aka Young Generation (International: English title)
    ... aka Young People (USA)
  71. Rakki-san (1952)
    ... aka Mr. Lucky
  72. Mukokuseki-sha (1952)
    ... aka The Man Without a Nationality (International: English title)
  73. Kekkon koshinkyoku (1951)
    ... aka Wedding March (USA)
  74. Bungawan soro (1951)
    ... aka River Solo Flows (USA)
  75. Ieraishan (1951)
    ... aka Nightshade Flower
  76. Koibito (1951)
    ... aka The Lover
    ... aka The Sweetheart
  77. Nusumareta koi (1951)
    ... aka Stolen Love
  78. Akatsuki no tsuiseki (1950)
    ... aka Police and Small Gangsters
    ... aka Pursuit at Dawn
  79. Ginza Sanshiro (1950)
    ... aka A Ginza Veteran
    ... aka Sanshiro at Ginza
  80. Netsudeichi (1950)
    ... aka Heat and Mud (International: English title)
    ... aka Money and Three Bad Men
    ... aka The Hot Marshland

  81. Hateshinaki jonetsu (1949)
    ... aka Endless Passion
    ... aka Passion Without End (USA)
  82. Ningen moyo (1949)
    ... aka Design of a Human Being
    ... aka Human Patterns (USA)
  83. Sambyaku-rokujugo ya (1949)
    ... aka 365 Nights
  84. Sambyakurokujugo ya - Osaka-hen (1948)
  85. Sambyakurokujugo ya - Tokyo-hen (1948)
  86. Hana hiraku - Machiko yori (1948)
    ... aka A Flower Blooms (USA)
  87. Toho senichi-ya (1947)
    ... aka A Thousand and One Nights with Toho (International: English title)
  88. Musume Dojoji (1946)
    ... aka A Girl at Dojo Temple

  89. Kachikachi yama (1934)
Writer:
  1. Inugamike no ichizoku (2006) (screenplay)
    ... aka Murder of the Inugami Clan (Singapore: English title)
    ... aka The Inugamis (International: English title)
  2. Dora-heita (2000) (writer)
    ... aka Alley Cat
    ... aka Playboy
  3. Shinsengumi (2000) (writer)

  4. Bel di' vedremo, Un (1997) (writer)
  5. Yatsu haka-mura (1996) (screenplay)
    ... aka The 8-Tomb Village
  6. Shijushichinin no shikaku (1994) (writer)
    ... aka 47 Ronin
  7. Kaettekite Kogarashi Monjiro (1993) (writer)
  8. Fusa (1993) (writer)
  9. Tenkawa densetsu satsujin jiken (1991) (screenplay)
    ... aka Noh Mask Murders

  10. Tsuru (1988) (writer)
    ... aka Crane (USA: literal English title)
  11. Taketori monogatari (1987) (writer)
    ... aka Kaguya
    ... aka Princess from the Moon (USA)
    ... aka The Tale of Taketori (literal English title)
  12. Eiga joyu (1987) (writer)
    ... aka Actress (USA)
    ... aka Film Actress
    ... aka Movie Actress
  13. Rokumeikan (1986) (writer)
    ... aka High Society of Meiji
    ... aka The Hall of the Crying Deer
  14. Ohan (1984) (writer)
  15. Sasame-yuki (1983) (writer)
    ... aka Fine Snow (literal English title)
    ... aka Hosone yuki
    ... aka The Makioka Sisters (USA)
  16. Kofuku (1981) (screenplay)
    ... aka Happiness
    ... aka Lonely Heart (USA)
  17. Koto (1980) (writer)
    ... aka Ancient City
    ... aka Koto the Ancient City

  18. Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine (1979) (writer)
    ... aka Galaxy Express 999 (USA: video title)
    ... aka Galaxy Express 999: The Signature Edition (International: English title)
    ... aka Ginga tetsudô 999
  19. Byoinzaka no kubikukuri no ie (1979) (screenplay)
    ... aka The House of Hanging
  20. Joôbachi (1978) (writer)
    ... aka Queen Bee
  21. Gokumon-to (1977) (screenplay)
    ... aka Guillotine Island
    ... aka Hell's Gate Island
    ... aka Island of Hell
    ... aka Island of Horrors
    ... aka The Devil's Island
  22. Akuma no temari-uta (1977) (screenplay)
    ... aka Rhyme of Vengeance
    ... aka The Devil's Ballad (International: English title)
    ... aka The Devil's Bouncing Ball Song
  23. Inugamike no ichizoku (1976) (writer)
    ... aka The Clan of Dog-God Household (literal English title)
    ... aka The Inugami Family
    ... aka The Inugamis
  24. Matatabi (1973) (writer)
    ... aka Errance (International: English title)
    ... aka The Wanderers (USA)

  25. Toppo Jijo no botan senso (1967) (screenplay)
    ... aka Topo Gigio and the Missile War
    ... aka Topo Gigio e la guerra del missile (Italy)
  26. Tôkyô orimpikku (1965) (writer)
    ... aka Seido no kando (Japan: reissue title)
    ... aka Tokyo Olympiad (International: English title)
  27. Dokonjo monogatari - zeni no odori (1963) (screenplay)
    ... aka Money Talks
    ... aka The Money Dance (USA)
  28. Ashi ni sawatta onna (1960) (writer)
    ... aka The Woman Who Touched the Legs (International: English title)
  29. Bonchi (1960) (writer)

  30. Kagi (1959) (writer)
    ... aka Odd Obsession
    ... aka The Key
  31. Anata to watashi no aikotoba: Sayônara, konnichiwa (1959) (story and screenplay)
    ... aka Goodbye - Good Day
    ... aka Goodbye, Hello
  32. Enjo (1958) (writer)
    ... aka Conflagration
    ... aka Flame of Torment
    ... aka The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Japan: English title)
  33. Ana (1957) (writer)
    ... aka Hole in One
    ... aka The Hole
    ... aka The Pit
  34. Tohoku no zunmu-tachi (1957) (writer)
    ... aka The Men of Tohoku
  35. Manin densha (1957) (writer)
    ... aka A Full-Up Train
    ... aka Crammed Streetcar (USA: subtitle)
    ... aka The Crowded Streetcar (USA)
    ... aka The Crowded Train
  36. Okuman choja (1954) (writer)
    ... aka A Billionaire
  37. Watashi no subete o (1954) (writer)
    ... aka All About Me
    ... aka All of Myself
  38. Aijin (1953) (writer)
    ... aka The Lovers
  39. Seishun Zenigata Heiji (1953) (screenplay)
    ... aka Youth of Heiji Senigata
  40. Pu-san (1953) (writer)
    ... aka Mr. Poo
    ... aka Mr. Pu (USA)
  41. Ano te kono te (1952) (screenplay)
    ... aka This Way, That Way
  42. Ashi ni sawatta onna (1952) (screenplay)
    ... aka The Woman Who Touched the Legs
  43. Wakai hito (1952) (screenplay)
    ... aka Young Generation (International: English title)
    ... aka Young People (USA)
  44. Kekkon koshinkyoku (1951) (writer)
    ... aka Wedding March (USA)
  45. Bungawan soro (1951) (screenplay)
    ... aka River Solo Flows (USA)
  46. Ieraishan (1951) (screenplay)
    ... aka Nightshade Flower
  47. Koibito (1951) (screenplay)
    ... aka The Lover
    ... aka The Sweetheart
  48. Nusumareta koi (1951) (screenplay)
    ... aka Stolen Love
  49. Netsudeichi (1950) (writer)
    ... aka Heat and Mud (International: English title)
    ... aka Money and Three Bad Men
    ... aka The Hot Marshland

  50. Shinsetsu kachikachi yama (1936) (writer)
Producer:
  1. Eiga joyu (1987) (producer)
    ... aka Actress (USA)
    ... aka Film Actress
    ... aka Movie Actress
  2. Ohan (1984) (executive producer)
  3. Sasame-yuki (1983) (executive producer)
    ... aka Fine Snow (literal English title)
    ... aka Hosone yuki
    ... aka The Makioka Sisters (USA)

  4. Gokumon-to (1977) (producer)
    ... aka Guillotine Island
    ... aka Hell's Gate Island
    ... aka Island of Hell
    ... aka Island of Horrors
    ... aka The Devil's Island
  5. Matatabi (1973) (associate producer)
    ... aka Errance (International: English title)
    ... aka The Wanderers (USA)
  6. Dodesukaden (1970) (executive producer)
    ... aka Clickety-Clack (literal English title)
    ... aka Dô desu ka den (Japan: alternative transliteration)
    ... aka Dodes'ka-den (Japan: alternative transliteration)

  7. Toppo Jijo no botan senso (1967) (producer)
    ... aka Topo Gigio and the Missile War
    ... aka Topo Gigio e la guerra del missile (Italy)
  8. Watashi wa nisai (1962) (producer)
    ... aka Being Two Isn't Easy
    ... aka I Am Two Years Old (literal English title)
  9. Ashi ni sawatta onna (1960) (planner)
    ... aka The Woman Who Touched the Legs (International: English title)
Production Manager:
  1. Hyoroku yume-monogatari (1943) (production manager)

  2. Hana-tsumi nikki (1939) (production manager)
Actor:
  1. Za majikku awâ (2008) .... Film director
    ... aka The Magic Hour (International: English title)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Koneko monogatari (1986) (associate director)
    ... aka A Kitten's Story (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Milo & Otis (USA: informal English title)
    ... aka The Adventures of Chatran
    ... aka The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Editor:
  1. Kagi (1959)
    ... aka Odd Obsession
    ... aka The Key
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Ai no sekai: Yamaneko Tomi no hanashi (1943) (assistant director)
    ... aka World of Love (Japan: English title)
Self:
  1. Ichikawa Kon monogatari (2006)
    ... aka Filmful Life (Hong Kong: English title)
    ... aka The Kon Ichikawa Story (International: English title)
  2. Kurosawa (2001) .... Himself

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