Kon Ichikawa

Kon Ichikawa

Born 20 November 1915 in Mie, Japan

Died 13 February 2008 (aged 92)

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.

Director

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1986
The Adventures of Milo and Otis Co-Director
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1956
The Burmese Harp Director
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1959
Fires on the Plain Director
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1963
An Actor's Revenge Director

Writer

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1979
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie Screenplay
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1965
Tokyo Olympiad Writer
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1983
The Makioka Sisters Writer
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1976
The Inugami Family Screenplay

Producer

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1970
Dodes'ka-den Executive Producer
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1983
The Makioka Sisters Executive Producer
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1973
The Wanderers Producer's Assistant
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1962
Being Two Isn't Easy Producer

Actor

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2008
The Magic Hour Film Director
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1973
Visions of Eight Narrator
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2006
The Kon Ichikawa Story Himself
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2000
Kurosawa Self

Crew

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1965
Tokyo Olympiad Thanks

Editor

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1959
Odd Obsession Editor

Visual Effects

Cowardly samurai squad
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1935
Cowardly samurai squad Animation