Kon Ichikawa · 1950s

2 films directed by Kon Ichikawa from the 1950s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Fires on the Plain.

Decade

All 3 1950s 2 1970s 1

Year

All 2 1950 0 1951 0 1952 0 1953 0 1954 0 1955 0 1956 1 1957 0 1958 0 1959 1

Fires on the Plain(1959)

7.6/10

dir. Kon Ichikawa

S-Tier

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Kon Ichikawa's anti-war film. Criterion's Japanese cinema on 4K has been excellent.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

The Burmese Harp(1956)

7.9/10

dir. Kon Ichikawa

A-Tier

In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray