

Directing
Kon Ichikawa
- Titles
- 104movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1936 to 2007, busiest in 1951 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 91titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Fires on the Plain91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.9average 2.6
- Spiritual3.9average 2.0
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.6
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Wonder4.4average 3.4
- Psychological6.5average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.6, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 9
- Social Commentary 6
- Post-War Japan 5
- Japanese Mystery 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Psychological Thriller 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Nostalgic 3
- Murder Investigation 2
- Complex Relationships 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Natto WadaWriterThe Burmese Harp, Fires on the Plain, Odd Obsession, The Crowded Train, Being Two Isn't Easy, +30 more- CChizuko OsadaEditorThe Inugami Family, The Makioka Sisters, Island of Hell, 47 Ronin, Koto: The Ancient City, +18 more
- SShinya HidakaWriterThe Inugami Family, The Makioka Sisters, Koto: The Ancient City, Princess from the Moon, Murder of the Inugami Clan, +10 more
Koji IshizakaActorThe Inugami Family, The Makioka Sisters, Island of Hell, 47 Ronin, Lullaby to Kill, +8 more- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorFires on the Plain, Odd Obsession, The Crowded Train, Her Brother, Being Two Isn't Easy, +8 more
Yasushi AkutagawaComposerFires on the Plain, Odd Obsession, Her Brother, Being Two Isn't Easy, Bonchi, +7 more- KKiyoshi HasegawaCinematographerThe Inugami Family, The Makioka Sisters, Island of Hell, Koto: The Ancient City, Lullaby to Kill, +5 more
- SSetsuo KobayashiCinematographerFires on the Plain, Princess from the Moon, An Actor's Revenge, Being Two Isn't Easy, Ten Dark Women, +5 more
Eiji FunakoshiActorFires on the Plain, An Actor's Revenge, Being Two Isn't Easy, The Woman Who Touched Legs, The Broken Commandment, +4 more
Yūnosuke ItōActorThe Lovers, Wedding March, A Billionaire, Koibito, The Man Without a Nationality, +4 more
Toshirō MayuzumiComposerConflagration, Tokyo Olympiad, The Lovers, The Blue Revolution, This Way, That Way, +4 more
Kazuo MiyagawaCinematographerOdd Obsession, Her Brother, Conflagration, Tokyo Olympiad, Bonchi, +4 more
Movies and TV shows
11930s
1 title

Cowardly samurai squad (1935)
Animation