Jun Ichikawa

Born: 1948-11-25, Tokyo, Japan

Died: 2008-09-19

Biography

Jun Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was first a director of television commercials before adding filmmaking to his creative activities. His most famous film outside of Japan was Tony Takitani, an adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage after suddenly collapsing at a restaurant, shortly before his latest film, Buy a Suit, was to premier at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Filmography

• ご挨拶 (1991)
• つぐみ (1990)
• トニー滝谷 (2004)
• 第1回欽ちゃんのシネマジャック (1993)
• あおげば尊し (2006)
• 竜馬の妻とその夫と愛人 (2002)
• 東京兄妹 (1995)
• あしたの私のつくり方 (2007)
• Kiss off (1991)
• BU・SU (1987)
• 会社物語 MEMORIES OF YOU (1988)
• 病院で死ぬということ (1993)
• ざわざわ下北沢 (2000)
• 大阪物語 (1999)
• TOKYOレンダリング詞集 (2009)
• ノーライフキング (1989)
• 東京夜曲 (1997)
• トキワ荘の青春 (1996)
• 東京マリーゴールド (2001)
• たどんとちくわ (1998)
• 春、バーニーズで (2006)
• buy a suit スーツを買う (2009)
• 漂流姫 (1986)
• クレープ (1993)