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
172000s
1 title · average score 66
66
Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006)
Director, Writer
1990s
1 title · average score 39
39
47 Ronin (1994)
Director, Screenplay
1980s
4 titles · average score 73
63
Princess from the Moon (1987)
Director, Writer
72
The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)
Co-Director
80
The Burmese Harp (1985)
Director
76
The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Executive Producer, Writer
1970s
3 titles · average score 69
71
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979)
Screenplay
67
Island of Hell (1977)
Executive Producer, Director
71
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
Executive Producer
1960s
2 titles · average score 68
69
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Director
67
The Broken Commandment (1962)
Director
1950s
5 titles · average score 88
91
Fires on the Plain (1959)
Director
84
Conflagration (1958)
Director, Writer
The Crowded Train (1957)
Director, Screenplay
89
The Burmese Harp (1956)
Director
Wedding March (1951)
Director, Writer
1940s
1 title
A Flower Blooms (1948)
Director