Directing
Kon Ichikawa
- Career
Active from 1936 to 2007, busiest in 1951 with 6 main titles.
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Fires on the Plain91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.6, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 8
- Social Commentary 6
- Post-War Japan 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Japanese Mystery 4
- Psychological Thriller 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Nostalgic 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Character Study 3
- Visually Striking 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Natto WadaWriterThe Burmese Harp, Fires on the Plain, Odd Obsession, Ten Women in Black, Conflagration, +30 more- CChizuko OsadaEditorThe Makioka Sisters, The Inugami Family, 47 Ronin, Island of Hell, Murder of the Inugami Clan, +21 more
- SShinya HidakaWriterThe Makioka Sisters, The Inugami Family, Murder of the Inugami Clan, Princess from the Moon, Noh Mask Murders, +10 more
- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorFires on the Plain, Odd Obsession, Ten Women in Black, Her Brother, Tokyo Olympiad, +9 more
Koji IshizakaActorThe Makioka Sisters, The Inugami Family, 47 Ronin, Island of Hell, Murder of the Inugami Clan, +8 more- YYukio IsohataCinematographerTen Nights of Dreams, 47 Ronin, Murder of the Inugami Clan, The 8-Tomb Village, Dora-heita, +7 more
Yasushi AkutagawaComposerFires on the Plain, Odd Obsession, Ten Women in Black, Her Brother, The Heart, +7 more- KKiyoshi HasegawaCinematographerThe Makioka Sisters, The Inugami Family, Island of Hell, Lullaby to Kill, The House of Hanging, +6 more
Toshirō MayuzumiComposerConflagration, Tokyo Olympiad, Ghost Story of Youth, Mr. Pu, The Woman Who Touched the Legs, +5 more- SSetsuo KobayashiCinematographerAn Actor's Revenge, Fires on the Plain, Princess from the Moon, Ten Women in Black, A Woman's Testament, +5 more
Yūnosuke ItōActorA Billionaire, Mr. Pu, The Lovers, Stolen Love, Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth, +4 more
Eiji FunakoshiActorAn Actor's Revenge, Fires on the Plain, Ten Women in Black, Bridge of Japan, The Broken Commandment, +4 more
Movies and TV shows
1052000s
9 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 76as Film Director
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1990s
8 titles · average score 69
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1980s
10 titles · average score 69
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GoodWatch score 66Director, Writer
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GoodWatch score 69Co-Director
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GoodWatch score 78Writer, Executive Producer
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1970s
14 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch score 78Screenplay
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GoodWatch score 55Director
GoodWatch score 60as Narrator
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1960s
16 titles · average score 71
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1950s
33 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch score 91Director
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1940s
11 titles
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1930s
4 titles
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Animation