Kon Ichikawa
Japanese film director and screenwriter (1915–2008)
Kon Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films The Burmese Harp (1956) and Fires on the Plain (1959), to the documentary Tokyo Olympiad (1965), which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge drama An Actor's Revenge (1963). His film Odd Obsession (1959) won the Jury Prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 5 films (1956–1973) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Burmese harp | Nikkatsu ; producer, Masayuki Takagi ; director, Kon Ichikawa. | 116 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1957 | The Hole | Kon Ichikawa | ||||
| 1960 | Jokyo | Yoshimura, KōzaburōKōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa, Yasuzo Masumura | ||||
| 1965 | Tokyo Olympiad | Jan - Or Pictures Inc | 170 min | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1973 | Visions Of Eight | Wolper Productions. | 110 min | 16mm | Color | sound |