Kon Ichikawa Movies

A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.

A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi’s popular novel. Chiharu, a ballerina, and Shinichi, a thorough rationalist...

Abbreviated version of Tokyo Olympiad, intended for overseas audiences and with added English narration.

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

An eroticized adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's classic novel, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the...

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

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

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"...

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

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...

War film by Kon Ichikawa

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

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

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

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

Romantic melodrama

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...