Jun Ichikawa


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 Japan is 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

Buy A Suit How to Become Myself Aogeba Tôtoshi Tony Takitani Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover Tokyo Marigold Zawa-zawa Shimo-Kitazawa Osaka Story Tadon to Chikuwa Tokyo Lullaby Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment The Tokyo Siblings Kurêpu Dying at a Hospital Kin Chan no Cinema Jack Tugumi No Life King Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You