Three stories about modern women. The first works in a nightclub and plans to marry the boss. Read More »
Tag Archives: Kon Ichikawa
The Crowded Train / Manin densha (1957) Kon Ichikawa
Tamio Moroi graduates from a prestigious university and obtains a job at the Camel Brewery in a distant town. Read More »
Fires on the Plain (1959) Kon Ichikawa
It is the Philipines, 1945. The Japanese Imperial Army has been reduced to a ragtag mob hiding in the jungles. Read More »
Odd Obsession (1959) Kon Ichikawa, Machiko Kyô, Ganjirô Nakamura, Junko Kanô
An ageing antique specialist in Kyoto, Japan is losing virility but finds himself excited when Read More »
Ten Black Women / Kuroi jûnin no onna (1961) Kon Ichikawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Keiko Kishi, Tamao Nakamura
Weary of their lot, ten women – all mistresses of the same philandering businessman – join forces to wreak revenge upon him. Read More »
Taiheiyô hitoribocchi / Alone Across the Pacific (1963) Kon Ichikawa, Yûjirô Ishihara, Masayuki Mori, Kinuyo Tanaka
Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing Read More »
Hole in One / Ana (1957) Kon Ichikawa, Machiko Kyô, Eiji Funakoshi, Sô Yamamura
A clever reporter gets involved with a bank embezzlement case. Read More »
An Actor’s Revenge / Yukinojô henge (1963) Kon Ichikawa, Kazuo Hasegawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ayako Wakao
While performing in a touring kabuki troupe, leading female impersonator Yukinojo comes across Read More »
The Devil’s Ballad / Akuma no temari-uta (1977) Kon Ichikawa, Kôji Ishizaka, Keiko Kishi, Akiko Nishina
Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. Read More »
The House of Hanging / Byoinzaka no kubikukuri no ie (1979) Kon Ichikawa, Koji Ishizaka, Yoshiko Sakuma, Junko Sakurada
Kosuke visits a photo studio to take photo for his passport. Read More »