The Best Kon Ichikawa Movies, Ranked
43 credits from 1948 to 2011, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006) with $6.32M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kon Ichikawa Box Office Hits
Kon Ichikawa's films have made $43.2M worldwide in total. Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006) is the biggest hit at $6.32M, ahead of Lonely Heart (1981) ($777K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Kon Ichikawa Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kon Ichikawa has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and The Burmese Harp (1985) is the pick of them.
The Best Kon Ichikawa Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kon Ichikawa's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 2000s.
The Latest Kon Ichikawa Movies
The most recent films Kon Ichikawa is credited on, newest first — starting with The Makioka Sisters (1983) (2011). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Makioka Sisters (1983) 2011 · Director -
Murder of the Inugami Clan 2006 · Director -
Ten Nights of Dreams 2006 · Director -
Dora-heita 2000 · Director -
The 8-Tomb Village 1996 · Director -
Fusa 1993 · Director -
Noh Mask Murders 1991 · Director -
Princess from the Moon 1987 · Director -
Actress 1987 · Director -
The Burmese Harp 1985 · Director -
The Makioka Sisters 1983 · Director -
Lonely Heart 1981 · Director
The Best Kon Ichikawa Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kon Ichikawa films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Kon Ichikawa movie?
Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006) made the most at the box office, with $6.32M worldwide, followed by Lonely Heart (1981) with $777K. Together, Kon Ichikawa's films with box office figures have made $43.2M.
What is the best Kon Ichikawa drama movie?
The Burmese Harp (1985) is the best-rated of Kon Ichikawa's drama films. In other genres: Ten Nights of Dreams (horror), The Burmese Harp (war) and Murder of the Inugami Clan (thriller).
What is the newest Kon Ichikawa movie?
The newest film on Kon Ichikawa's filmography is The Makioka Sisters (1983) (2011), directed by Kon Ichikawa.
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