As Director, As Writer
Buy a Suit
2009
5.0
Jun Ichikawa
Directing
Birth Date
November 25, 1948
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Date of Death
September 19, 2008
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director
How to Become Myself
2007
4.7
As Director, As Writer
Aogeba Tôtoshi
2006
5.5
As Director, As Writer
Tony Takitani
2004
6.8
As Director, As Writer
Tokyo Marigold
2001
6.1
As Director
The Whispered City
2000
9.0
As Director
Tokyo Lullaby
1997
6.2
As Director, As Writer
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
1996
6.0
As Director
The Tokyo Siblings
1995
4.8
As Director, As Writer
Dying at a Hospital
1993
6.2
As Director, As Writer
Tsugumi
1990
6.0
As Director, As Writer
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1988
5.7