Kon Ichikawa
Highest Rated: 100% The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Lowest Rated: 54% Visions of Eight (1973)
Birthday: Nov 20, 1915
Birthplace: Mie, Japan
Influenced by artists as diverse as Walt Disney and Jean Renoir, Kon Ichikawa's films cover a wide spectrum of moods, from the comic to the overwhelmingly ironic and even the perverse. Ichikawa began his career as a cartoonist, and this influence is apparent in his skillful use of the widescreen, and in the strong, angular patterns seen in many of his compositions. He has also directed "Pu-san" (1953), a popular film based on Junichiro Yokoyama's "Mr. Pu" comic strip. At various points in his career, Ichikawa has shown that he is capable of appealing to a popular audience without compromising his artistry.
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Magic Hour | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
80% | 48% | Ten Nights of Dreams | Director | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Dora-Heita (Alley Cat) (Playboy) | Director | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Big Mama | Director | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Doraheita |
Director, Writer |
- | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 47 Ronin |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Noh Mask Murders | Director | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tsuru | Director | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 73% | Princess From the Moon | Director | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Taketori Monogatari | Director | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Actress (Eiga joyu) | Director | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Burmese Harp | Director | - | 1985 |
100% | 69% | The Makioka Sisters | Director | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 91% | Galaxy Express 999 | Writer | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The House of Hanging |
Director, Producer |
- | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Devil's Ballad |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Inugami Family |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Am a Cat | Director | - | 1975 |
54% | 56% | Visions of Eight | Director | - | 1973 |
73% | 77% | Dodes 'Ka-Den | Executive Producer | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Topo Gigio and the Missile War |
Producer, Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1967 |
100% | 88% | Tokyo Olympiad |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1965 |
95% | 83% | An Actor's Revenge | Director | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Money Talks | Director | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | 45% | I Am Two Years Old | Director | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alone on the Pacific | Director | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watashi wa Nisai | Director | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outcast | Director | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Her Brother | Director | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ten Black Women | Director | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Woman Who Touched the Legs | Writer | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Woman's Testament | Director | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonchi |
Director, Writer |
- | 1960 |
70% | 78% | Odd Obsession |
Director, Writer, Film Editing |
- | 1959 |
100% | 93% | Fires on the Plain | Director | - | 1959 |
100% | 64% | Conflagration | Director | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | 88% | A Full-Up Train |
Director, Writer |
- | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Men of Tohoku | Director | - | 1957 |
91% | 91% | The Burmese Harp | Director | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Punishment Room | Director | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ghost Story of Youth | Director | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Kokoro | Director | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Billionaire |
Director, Writer |
- | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Pu | Director | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | River Solo Flows |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1951 |