Kon Ichikawa

1915–2008 · Mie, Japan

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.

Born 20 Nov 1915 · Died 13 Feb 2008

Directed 29

Written 15

Acted in 2