Kon Ichikawa

Born: 1915-11-20

Birthplace: Mie, Japan

Biography

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

Known For

The Woman Who Touched Legs
Dodes'ka-den
The Burmese Harp
The Inugami Family
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
An Actor's Revenge
Ten Nights of Dreams
Island of Hell
The Men of Toho-ku

Top Movie Credits

The Woman Who Touched Legs Executive Producer
Dodes'ka-den Executive Producer