Kon Ichikawa Movies

  • 1950
    Heat and Mud

    Heat and Mud

    Heat and Mud

    01950HD

    With one million yen in stolen cash, Kurita plans his escape to Hokkaido with an unwilling bar girl named Katsumi.

    Heat and Mud
  • 1984
    Ohan

    Ohan

    Ohan

    01984HD

    A story of a shopkeeper and his ex-wife, lives full of tragedy.

    Ohan
  • 1955
    Ghost Story of Youth

    Ghost Story of Youth

    Ghost Story of Youth

    01955HD

    A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi’s popular novel. Chiharu, a ballerina, and Shinichi, a thorough rationalist...

    Ghost Story of Youth
  • 2000
    Shinsengumi

    Shinsengumi

    Shinsengumi

    02000HD

    Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the Shinsengumi - at the end of the Edo period.

    Shinsengumi
  • 1953
    Youth of Heiji Senigata

    Youth of Heiji Senigata

    Youth of Heiji Senigata

    01953HD

    Youth of Heiji Senigata
  • 1938
    Fallen Blossoms

    Fallen Blossoms

    Fallen Blossoms

    01938HD

    Set against the backdrop of an imperial victory in the civil war leading up to the Meiji Restoration, Fallen Blossoms tells the story of the sorrows...

    Fallen Blossoms
  • 1953
    The Blue Revolution

    The Blue Revolution

    The Blue Revolution

    01953HD

    The Blue Revolution
  • 1936
    Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama

    Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama

    Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama

    41936HD

    An early, heavily Disney-inspired cartoon, written and directed by Kon Ichikawa. A bandit kidnaps a member of a concert audience as an act of...

    Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama
  • 1949
    Endless Passion

    Endless Passion

    Endless Passion

    01949HD

    Endless Passion
  • 1968
    Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament

    Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament

    Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament

    01968HD

    Tokyo Olympiad director Kon Ichikawa documents the 50th anniversary of the Koshien games.

    Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
  • 1951
    The Man Without a Nationality

    The Man Without a Nationality

    The Man Without a Nationality

    01951HD

    Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

    The Man Without a Nationality
  • 1969
    Kyoto

    Kyoto

    Kyoto

    01969HD

    Documentary on the city of Kyoto, Japan. Topics include the Ryoanji Temple stone garden, a geisha residence, the Katsura Imperial Villa, and the Gion...

    Kyoto
  • 1943
    Hyoroku's Dream Tale

    Hyoroku's Dream Tale

    Hyoroku's Dream Tale

    01943HD

    Hyoroku's Dream Tale
  • 1935
    Cowardly samurai squad

    Cowardly samurai squad

    Cowardly samurai squad

    01935HD

    The story of Dangonosuke, a boy samurai rescuing a woman from a villain is told comically.

    Cowardly samurai squad
  • 2007
    Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams

    Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams

    Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams

    02007HD

    A samurai suffers to achieve enlightenment while being forced by a Zen Buddhist.

    Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
  • 1970
    Japan and the Japanese

    Japan and the Japanese

    Japan and the Japanese

    01970HD

    A documentary Ichikawa made for the 1970 Osaka Expo, originally made for projection on eight split panels.

    Japan and the Japanese