Kon Ichikawa

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

4.665

Gender

Male

Birthday

20-Nov-1915

Age

(109 years old)

Place of Birth

Mie, Japan

Also Known As

이치카와 곤
Кон Итикава
久里子亭
市川儀一
大川新之助
市川秋六
市川根作
곤 이치카와
이치가와 곤
곤 이치가와
콘 이치카와
이치카와 콘
Kon Ichikawa
市川昆

Kon Ichikawa

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.

Credits

市川崑物語 (2006) Character: Himself
The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.

Kurosawa (2000) Character: Self
Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa

Kon Ichikawa: My Life in Cinema (1999) Character: Interviewee
Interview with Japanese film director, conducted by film critic Yuki Mori for the Directors Guild of Japan in 1999.

ザ・マジックアワー (2008) Character: Film Director
A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though the thespian has no idea what he's getting into.

Visions of Eight (1973) Character: Narrator
Eight acclaimed filmmakers bring their unique and differing perspectives to the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held in Munich. The segments include Lelouch's take on Olympic losers and their struggle to remain dignified even in the face of bitter disappointment and defeat; Zetterling's dramatic exploration of the world of weightlifting; and Pfleghar's piece on young Russian gymnast Ludmilla Tourischev's majestic performance on the uneven bars.

Kon Ichikawa

Personal Info

Kon Ichikawa

Biography

Credits

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