Kon Ichikawa Filmes

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

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

A Japanese girl and a French boy make strides in overcoming the cultural barriers that prevent them from fully expressing the love they have for one...

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

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

Comedy about a 50-something movie director, his new bride, a classical dancer, and his adult son and daughter and their loves.

War film by Kon Ichikawa

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...

Detective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she was not in the act. Instead, he listens to the...

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

Japanese "kayo" film based on the song "Ieraishan" by Yoshiko Yamaguchi.

Minako, a ballerina who has been dating since her school days, and Koheta, a banker. It was Koheta who was finally about to get married as a result...

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

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