Kon Ichikawa Movies

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 samurai suffers to achieve enlightenment while being forced by a Zen Buddhist.

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...

Interview with Japanese film director, conducted by film critic Yuki Mori for the Directors Guild of Japan in 1999.

A documentary Ichikawa made for the 1970 Osaka Expo, originally made for projection on eight split panels.

Film by Kon Ichikawa