Kon Ichikawa Movies

In the War's closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.

Nobi is a movie starring Eiji Funakoshi, Mantarô Ushio, and Yoshihiro Hamaguchi. In the closing days of WWII remnants of the Japanese army in Leyte are abandoned by their command and face certain starvation.

Yukinojo, a Kabuki actor, seeks revenge by destroying the three men who caused the deaths of his parents. Also involved are the daughter of one of Yukinojo's targets, two master thieves, and a swordsman who himself is out to kill Yuk

Tôkyô orinpikku is a movie starring Abebe Bikila, Jack Douglas, and Ahmed Issa. Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the...

Eight film artists from different countries are given carte blanche to make a collection of short documentaries on the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, offering unexpected, original and often humorous perspectives.

The orphaned Makioka sisters look for a husband for their third sister, Yukiko, as the rebellious youngest sister, Taeko, is kept waiting her turn.