Movies by Kon Ichikawa

Odd Obsession

Odd Obsession

A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife.

A Girl At Dojo Temple

A Girl At Dojo Temple

Ten Dark Women

Ten Dark Women

Kaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him. However each woman would rather keep him alive, as long as she was the only woman in his life.

Being Two Isn't Easy

Being Two Isn't Easy

The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating back several generations must be sorted out once and for all.

Ohan

Ohan

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

The Money Dance

The Money Dance

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 for his "forceful personality," and assigns him to kill evil people, a president of a loan company and a drug baron.

Noh Mask Murders

Noh Mask Murders

The patriarch of a bickering family announces his retirement, stirring competition about who will succeed him as a leading practitioner of Noh theater, his granddaughter or grandson.

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama

Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama

An early, heavily Disney-inspired cartoon, written and directed by Kon Ichikawa. A bandit kidnaps a member of a concert audience as an act of revenge, and the concert's conductor, the Momotaro-esque Dangonosuke, goes to her rescue.

A Billionaire

A Billionaire

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

Fusa

Fusa

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

Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart

A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.