Directing
Kon Ichikawa
- Titles
- 106movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1936 to 2007, busiest in 1951 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 93titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- 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
- Slow Burn 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Nostalgic 3
- Period Piece 2
- Character Study 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Natto WadaWriterThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Punishment Room, The Burmese Harp, Fires on the Plain, Odd Obsession, +30 more- CChizuko OsadaEditorThe Makioka Sisters, Island of Hell, The Phoenix, The Inugami Family, 47 Ronin, +21 more
- SShinya HidakaWriterThe Makioka Sisters, The Inugami Family, Murder of the Inugami Clan, Battleship Yamato, The House of Hanging, +10 more
- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Punishment Room, Fires on the Plain, Odd Obsession, Her Brother, +9 more
Koji IshizakaActorThe Makioka Sisters, Island of Hell, The Inugami Family, 47 Ronin, Murder of the Inugami Clan, +8 more- YYukio IsohataCinematographer47 Ronin, Ten Nights of Dreams, Murder of the Inugami Clan, Battleship Yamato, The 8-Tomb Village, +7 more
Yasushi AkutagawaComposerFires on the Plain, Odd Obsession, Her Brother, Ten Women in Black, Bonchi, +7 more- KKiyoshi HasegawaCinematographerThe Makioka Sisters, Island of Hell, The Phoenix, The Inugami Family, Lullaby to Kill, +6 more
- SSetsuo KobayashiCinematographerFires on the Plain, Ten Women in Black, An Actor's Revenge, Princess from the Moon, Being Two Isn't Easy, +5 more
Toshirō MayuzumiComposerConflagration, Tokyo Olympiad, The Lovers, Mr. Pu, The Blue Revolution, +5 more
Eiji FunakoshiActorThe Woman Who Touched Legs, Fires on the Plain, Ten Women in Black, An Actor's Revenge, The Broken Commandment, +4 more
Yūnosuke ItōActorThe Lovers, A Billionaire, Mr. Pu, Bengawan Solo, Wedding March, +4 more
Movies and TV shows
1042000s
9 titles · average score 68
76
as Film Director
69
Director
66
Director, Writer
Director
Director
Director
64
Screenplay, Director
Writer, Director
1990s
8 titles · average score 69
as Interviewee
Director, Screenplay
Writer, Director
69
Director, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
Screenplay, Director
1980s
10 titles · average score 68
Director, Writer
66
Director, Writer
Producer, Director
Writer, Director
69
Co-Director
63
Director
Writer, Director
76
Writer, Executive Producer
Director, Screenplay
Writer, Director
1970s
14 titles · average score 66
78
Screenplay
61
Screenplay, Director
60
Director
69
Writer, Director
63
Executive Producer, Director
67
Screenplay, Director
70
Screenplay, Director
Director
52
Director
60
as Narrator
78
Director, Producer's Assistant
73
Executive Producer
1960s
16 titles · average score 71
Writer, Director
Director
90
Thanks, Director
69
Director
68
Director, Producer
68
Director
63
Director
72
Director
Screenplay, Director
Director
Executive Producer, Writer
1950s
32 titles · average score 76
91
Director
72
Screenplay, Director
84
Director, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
Director, Writer
Screenplay, Director
72
Director
69
Director
Director
72
Director
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
1940s
11 titles
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Writer, Director
Director
Assistant Director
Production Manager
Assistant Director
1930s
4 titles
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Writer, Director
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