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Biography
Kon Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films The Burmese Harp (1956) and Fires on the Plain (1959), to the documentary Tokyo Olympiad (1965), which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge drama An Actor's Revenge (1963). His film Odd Obsession (1959) won the Jury Prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.
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Awards & recognition
- Berlinale Camera · 2000
- Person of Cultural Merit · 1994
- Medal with Purple Ribbon · 1982
- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Director · 1963
- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Director · 1961
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- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Director · 1960
- Jury Prize · 1960
- Golden Arrow Award
- Mainichi Film Award — Best Director
Filmography16 titles
The Burmese Harp
1956Director
1956Director
Tokyo Olympiad
1965Director, Thanks, Writer
1965Director, Thanks, Writer
Fires on the Plain
1959Director
1959Director
The Makioka Sisters
1983Director, Executive Producer, Writer
1983Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Visions of Eight
1973as Narrator
1973as Narrator
Dodes'ka-den
1970Executive Producer
1970Executive Producer
Her Brother
1960Director
1960Director
Conflagration
1958Director, Screenplay
1958Director, Screenplay
Galaxy Express 999
1979Screenplay
1979Screenplay
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962Director, Producer
1962Director, Producer
An Actor's Revenge
1963Director
1963Director
Princess from the Moon
1987Director, Writer
1987Director, Writer
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
1986Co-Director
1986Co-Director
Ten Nights of Dreams
2006Director
2006Director
Odd Obsession
1959Director, Editor, Screenplay
1959Director, Editor, Screenplay
The Life of Bangaku
2002Director
2002Director