Kon Ichikawa

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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 and Fires on the Plain, to the documentary Tokyo Olympiad, which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge drama An Actor's Revenge.

20-11-1915

Birthday

Scorpio

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Кон Итикава, 久里子亭, 市川儀一, 大川新之助

Also known as (male)

Mie, Japan

Place of Birth

20-11-1915

Birthday

Scorpio

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Kon Ichikawa

Also Known As (male)

Mie, Japan

Place of Birth

Popular works

Media

Creative career

actor

5 Works

producer

9 Works

director

149 Works

writer

50 Works

other

8 Works

The Magic Hour

A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though the thespian has no idea what he's getting into.

7.6

Year:

2008

The Kon Ichikawa Story

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

7.0

Year:

2006

Kurosawa

Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa

6.7

Year:

2000

Kon Ichikawa: My Life in Cinema

Interview with Japanese film director, conducted by film critic Yuki Mori for the Directors Guild of Japan in 1999.

0.0

Year:

1999

Visions of Eight

Eight acclaimed filmmakers bring their unique and differing perspectives to the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held in Munich. The segments include Lelouch's take on Olympic losers and their struggle to remain dignified even in the face of bitter disappointment and defeat; Zetterling's dramatic exploration of the world of weightlifting; and Pfleghar's piece on young Russian gymnast Ludmilla Tourischev's majestic performance on the uneven bars.

7.0

Year:

1973