Kon Ichikawa Movies

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

A love triangle among a girl, her poor boyfriend, and a rich company president.

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

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

A documentary Ichikawa made for the 1970 Osaka Expo, originally made for projection on eight split panels.

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

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

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...

Documentary on the city of Kyoto, Japan. Topics include the Ryoanji Temple stone garden, a geisha residence, the Katsura Imperial Villa, and the Gion...

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

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

An early, heavily Disney-inspired cartoon, written and directed by Kon Ichikawa. A bandit kidnaps a member of a concert audience as an act of...