The Kon Ichikawa Story Explained

The Kon Ichikawa Story (市川崑物語)
Starring:Kon Ichikawa
Director:Shunji Iwai
Editing:Shunji Iwai
Music:Shunji Iwai
Producer:Takashige Ichise
Distributor:Xanadeux
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Runtime:83 minutes
Language:Japanese

, also known as A Filmful Life, is a 2006 documentary directed by Japanese director Shunji Iwai about the life of iconic and prolific Japanese director Kon Ichikawa. The documentary also devotes time to Natto Wada, Ichikawa's wife, who wrote many of his screenplays.

It was filmed during production of Ichikawa's 2006 film, a remake of his 1976 film of the same name, which would prove to be the director's final film.

A DVD (with English subtitles) was released in Japan on June 29, 2007. Ichikawa died the following year at the age of 92.