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Kon Ichikawa

Kon Ichikawa

Director·1915–2008·Mie, Japan

8 horror credits

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 and Fires on the Plain, to the documentary Tokyo Olympiad, which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge drama An Actor's Revenge.

Director8 films

Ten Nights of Dreams

Ten Nights of Dreams

Director

2007
Murder of the Inugami Clan

Murder of the Inugami Clan

Director

2006
The 8-Tomb Village

The 8-Tomb Village

Director

1996
The House of Hanging

The House of Hanging

Director

1979
Queen Bee

Queen Bee

Director

1978
Island of Hell

Island of Hell

Director

1977
Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

Director

1977
The Inugami Family

The Inugami Family

Director

1976

Writer6 films

Murder of the Inugami Clan

Murder of the Inugami Clan

Writer

2006
The 8-Tomb Village

The 8-Tomb Village

Screenplay

1996
The House of Hanging

The House of Hanging

Screenplay

1979
Queen Bee

Queen Bee

Writer

1978
Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

Screenplay

1977
The Inugami Family

The Inugami Family

Screenplay

1976

Producer2 films

Island of Hell

Island of Hell

Executive Producer

1977
Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

Executive Producer

1977