Kon Ichikawa Movies

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.

War film by Kon Ichikawa

Nakadai is an English teacher at a local school. He’s put-upon like the patron figure of dozens of films and televisions shows. Viewers who are...

Comedy drama by Kon Ichikawa

Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is...

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

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

Machiko falls in love with a mysterious man, but her family wants something different for her.

TV remake of Ozu's 'Late Spring'

Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him...

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring...

A love triangle among a girl, her poor boyfriend, and a rich company president.

Period piece about a samurai who marries a mysterious beautiful young woman who claims to have lost her memory.

A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.

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