Jun Ichikawa

Jun Ichikawa 25 November 1948 – 19 September 2008) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was first an award-winning 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 brain haemorrhage after suddenly collapsing at a restaurant shortly before his latest film, Buy a Suit, was to premier at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Filmography

Jun Ichikawa - filmography

Mother of Tears on DVD (2007)
Starring: Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James
Director: Dario Argento
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Mother Of Tears is the finale to the saga that began with the international blockbuster Suspiria and continued with the classic Inferno from Italian horror maestro Dario Argento. In the heart of modern Rome, an urn is found and brought to a young archeologist, Sarah Mandy. But what Sarah doesn't ..read more »

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Tony Takitani on DVD (2004)
Starring: Issei Ogata, Rie Miyazawa, Shinohara Takahumi
Director: Jun Ichikawa
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When technical illustrator Tony Takitani asks his wife to resist her all-consuming obsession for designer clothes, the consequences are tragic.

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Jun Ichikawa facts

5 most recent films

Mother of Tears - 2.5 stars
Tony Takitani - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Tony Takitani - 3.0 stars
Mother of Tears - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Mother of Tears - 2.5 stars
Tony Takitani - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Shinohara Takahumi - 2 times - show films
Rie Miyazawa - 2 times - show films
Issei Ogata - 2 times - show films
Asia Argento - 1 times - show films
Robert Madison - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Dario Argento - 1 times - show films

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