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Kon Ichikawa

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Japanese film director and screenwriter (1915-2008)

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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 (1956) and Fires on the Plain (1959), to the documentary Tokyo Olympiad (1965), which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge drama An Actor's Revenge...

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Filmography 40

The Adventures of Milo and Otis1986 · ★ 6.5
Dodes'ka-den1970 · ★ 7.1
The Burmese Harp1956 · ★ 7.8
Fires on the Plain1959 · ★ 7.6
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie1979 · ★ 6.8
An Actor's Revenge1963 · ★ 6.6
The Magic Hour2008
The Makioka Sisters1983
Tokyo Olympiad1965 · ★ 7.7
The Inugami Family1976
Odd Obsession1959
Conflagration1958
Princess from the Moon1987
47 Ronin1994
Her Brother1960
Murder of the Inugami Clan2006
Ten Nights of Dreams2007
Lullaby to Kill1977
Being Two Isn't Easy1962
Visions of Eight1973
Ten Dark Women1961
The Wanderers1973
The Heart1955
Dora-heita2000
Alone Across the Pacific1963
The Broken Commandment1962
Queen Bee1978
The Phoenix1978
Punishment Room1956
The Burmese Harp1985
A Woman's Testament1960
Island of Hell1977
Fusa1995
Noh Mask Murders1991
The Kon Ichikawa Story2006
The Crowded Train1957
Koibito1951
I Am a Cat1975
The House of Hanging1979
The 8-Tomb Village1996

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Television 2

Kogarashi Monjiro1972
The Life of Bangaku2002

Awards 9

2000Berlinale Camera
1994Person of Cultural Merit
1982Medal with Purple Ribbon
1963Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director
1961Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director
1960Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director
1960Jury Prize
Golden Arrow Award
Mainichi Film Award for Best Director

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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 (1956) and Fires on the Plain (1959), to the documentary Tokyo Olympiad (1965), which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge drama An Actor's Revenge (1963). His film Odd Obsession (1959) won the Jury Prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.

Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 2008 · aged 92
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25 languages

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