Kon Ichikawa
Born on 20 Nov 1915Place of birth: Mie, JapanDied on 13 Feb 2008
Known for: Directing
Biography
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.