Directed by Kon Ichikawa • 1962 • Japan
Starring Hirro Suzuki, Fujiko Yamamoto, Eiji Funakoshi
You can say that again! The days leading up to a toddler’s second birthday are seen alternately from the adorable youngster’s point of view and from the perspective of his anxious parents as they navigate the ups, downs, and endless uncertainties of raising a child. Unfolding within the confines of a cramped apartment in 1960s suburban Tokyo, this gentle slice-of-life comedy from director Kon Ichikawa offers an at once humorous and incisive look at the dynamics of postwar Japanese family life.
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An Actor’s Revenge
Directed by Kon Ichikawa • 1963 • Japan
A kabuki actor who only plays female characters encounters the three men who drove his parents to suicide and plans his revenge.
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Tokyo Olympiad
Directed by Kon Ichikawa • 1965 • Japan
A spectacle of magnificent proportions and remarkable intimacy, Kon Ichikawa’s TOKYO OLYMPIAD remains one of the greatest films ever made about sports. Supervising a vast team of technicians using scores of cameras, Ichikawa captured the 1964 Summer Games ...
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Visions of Eight
Directed by Miloš Forman, Kon Ichikawa, Claude Lelouch, Yuri Ozerov, Arthur Penn, Michael Pfleghar, John Schlesinger, and Mai Zetterling • 1973 • United States
In Munich in 1972, eight renowned filmmakers each brought their singular artistry to the spectacle of the Olympic Games, capturing the j...
