Kon Ichikawa Movies

Romantic melodrama

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

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 story of Dangonosuke, a boy samurai rescuing a woman from a villain, is told comically.

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...

A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute"...

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

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

TV remake of Ozu's 'Late Spring'

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

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...

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

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

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

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

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

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions