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Kon Ichikawa

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1915–2008)

11.26body-of-work score · ranked #67 of 2631 directors · 20 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
November 20, 1915 · Ise
Died
February 13, 2008 · Tokyo
Nationality
Japan
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer, animator
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Kon Ichikawa
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Fires on the Plain野火

    1959 · Japan · drama, war

    Locarno Golden Leopard winner 1961 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1959 #2 · Criterion Collection spine #378

    1.543 citations
  2. 2
    Her Brotherおとうと

    1960 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1960 #1 · Kurosawa's 100 favorite films

    1.182 citations
  3. 3
    Being Two Isn't Easy私は二歳

    1962 · Japan · comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1962 #1

    1.001 citation
  4. 4
    Tokyo Olympiad東京オリンピック

    1965 · Japan · documentary

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1965 #2 · Criterion Collection spine #155

    0.792 citations
  5. 5
    The Makioka Sisters細雪

    1983 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1983 #2 · Criterion Collection spine #567

    0.792 citations
  6. 6
    The Burmese Harpビルマの竪琴

    1956 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1956 #5 · Vatican film list · Criterion Collection spine #379

    0.773 citations
  7. 7
    An Actor's Revenge雪之丞変化

    1963 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1935 #10 · Criterion Collection spine #912 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.563 citations
  8. 8
    Enjō炎上

    1958 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1958 #4

    0.431 citation
  9. 9
    The Outcast破戒

    1962 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1962 #4

    0.431 citation
  10. 10
    Alone Across the Pacific太平洋ひとりぼっち

    1963 · Japan · adventure

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1963 #4

    0.431 citation
  11. 11
    The Wanderers股旅

    1973 · Japan · drama, comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1973 #4

    0.431 citation
  12. 12
    The Inugamis犬神家の一族

    1976 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1976 #5

    0.391 citation
  13. 13
    Actress映画女優

    1987 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1987 #5

    0.391 citation
  14. 14
    Ohanおはん

    1957 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1984 #6

    0.361 citation
  15. 15
    Akuma no temari-uta悪魔の手毬唄

    1977 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1977 #6

    0.361 citation
  16. 16
    Lonely Heart幸福

    1981 · Japan · mystery

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1981 #6

    0.361 citation
  17. 17
    The Burmese Harpビルマの竪琴

    1985 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1985 #8

    0.321 citation
  18. 18
    Odd Obsession鍵

    1959 · Japan · drama, comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1959 #9

    0.301 citation
  19. 19
    Ten Dark Women黒い十人の女

    1961 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1961 #10

    0.291 citation
  20. 20
    Visions of Eight

    1973 · Germany / United States · documentary

    Criterion Collection spine #1081

    0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 57 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.