Utaemon Ichikawa

Utaemon Ichikawa

Utaemon Ichikawa was a Japanese film actor famous for starring roles in Jidaigeki from the 1920s to the 1960s. Trained in kabuki from childhood, he made his film debut in 1925 at Makino Film Productions under Shōzō Makino. Quickly gaining popularity, he followed the example of Makino stars such as Tsumasaburō Bandō in starting his own independent production company, Utaemon Ichikawa Productions, in 1927. It was there he first began the "Idle Vassal" (Hatamoto taikutsu otoko) series, which would become his signature role. When his company folded in 1936 as sound film came to the fore, he moved to Shinkō Kinema and then Daiei Studios before helping form the Toei Company after World War II. He served on the board of directors along with fellow samurai star Chiezō Kataoka. Utaemon appeared in over 300 films during his career. His son, Kin'ya Kitaōji, is also a famous actor in film and television.

Known For: Acting

Born: Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, 1904-02-11

Died: 1999-09-16

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1926	Botan dôrô		0
2	1927	Skull	Reinosuke Ushio	65
3	1930	Bored Hatamoto		0
4	1930	Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto		0
5	1931	Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai		0
6	1931	Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo		0
7	1932	The Loyal 47 Ronin	Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei Kakimi	0
8	1932	Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki		0
9	1933	Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage		0
10	1935	Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo		0
11	1935	Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku		0
12	1937	Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji		0
13	1938	Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki		0
14	1938	Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure		0
15	1939	A Color Print of Edo		72
16	1941	The 47 Ronin	Tsunatoyo Tokugawa	69
17	1942	Masujiro Omura		0
18	1944	Kokusai Mitsuyudan		0
19	1944	Thus the Divine Wind Blows		0
20	1945	紅顏鼓笛隊		0
21	1945	東海水滸伝		0
22	1948	The Terror of Z		100
23	1949	Goblin Courier	Haiyaku tengu no Chōta	60
24	1949	Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes		0
25	1950	G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape		0
26	1950	Jiruba no Tetsu		0
27	1950	Fencing Master		60
28	1950	Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides		0
29	1950	Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord		0
30	1950	A Thousand Standards of Stone	Sôkichi Fudôyama	0
31	1951	The Killing of Otsuya	Shinsuke	0
32	1951	豪快三人男		0
33	1951	Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown		0
34	1951	Five Men of Edo	Jurozaemon Mizuno	50
35	1952	Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter	Saotome Mondonosuke	0
36	1952	Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1		100
37	1952	Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2		0
38	1952	Kojiki Taishô	Gotō Mototsugu	0
39	1952	Tsukigata Hanpeita	Tsukigata Hanpeita	70
40	1952	花吹雪男祭り		0
41	1953	Bored Hatamoto Passes By		0
42	1953	The Sun		0
43	1954	Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls		0
44	1954	疾風愛憎峠		0
45	1954	Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery		0
46	1954	続変化大名		0
47	1954	Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion		0
48	1955	Goblin Warrior		0
49	1955	Golden Valley		0
50	1955	Four Swordsmen of Ashura		0
51	1955	牢獄の花嫁		0
52	1955	Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace		0
53	1955	Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge		0
54	1956	快剣士・笑いの面		0
55	1956	Virtue in Spades		0
56	1956	Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship		0
57	1956	Ancient Coins		0
58	1956	やくざ大名		0
59	1956	Red-Lacquered Sword		0
60	1957	Shimizu Port of Chivalry	Boss Omaeda	75
61	1957	Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower		0
62	1957	Flowers on the Trail		0
63	1957	Lords of Oppression		0
64	1957	Lords of Oppression 2		0
65	1957	Rebellion	Satahiko	60
66	1957	Lord Mito		54
67	1957	Shadow Over Fuji	Sato	0
68	1957	The Mansion of Intrigue	Saotome Mondonosuke	0
69	1958	A Chivalrous Spirit	Nikichi	70
70	1958	Aoi Secret Book	Uotaro Toge	0
71	1958	Seven from Edo	Katsukawa	50
72	1958	Eight Views of Samurai		60
73	1958	Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute	Saotome Mondonosuke	50
74	1958	Epic Crash		0
75	1958	Drenched Swallow Gonpachi		60
76	1958	The Lost Public Funds	Asaka Keinosuke	100
77	1959	The Acrobats of Death	Saotome Mondonosuke	58
78	1959	The 47 Masterless Samurai		72
79	1959	The Unleashed Lord		0
80	1959	Turbulent Highways		0
81	1959	No Stronger Swords		60
82	1959	Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy	Saotome Mondonosuke	60
83	1959	A Spectacular Showdown	Sasagawa no Shigezo	62
84	1959	Bloody Battle at Dawn		50
85	1960	Road of Chivalry		54
86	1960	Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return	Saotome Mondonosuke	0
87	1960	Lord of Red Banner		0
88	1960	The Samurai Markets	Chûsuke Yamakawa	0
89	1960	Runway to Hell	Sôshun Kôchiyama	65
90	1960	Ooka Seidan: Devil Image	Ooka Tadasuke	0
91	1960	Ninja Assassins	Saotome Mondonosuke	60
92	1960	Lord Mito: All Star Version		83
93	1960	The Swordsman In The Golden Valley		0
94	1960	Queen of the Treasure Island	Chusuke Yamakawa	0
95	1961	Lord of Steel Heart	Matabei Goto	73
96	1961	Samurai Hawk		52
97	1961	The Ako Retainers		52
98	1961	Samurai Knights		0
99	1961	The Cave of the Vampire Bats	Saotome Mondonosuke	60
100	1961	The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku	Yamanouchi Iganosuke	0
101	1961	Travels of Gonkuro		50
102	1962	Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion		0
103	1962	Knightly Advice		70
104	1962	Kisaragi Sword	Tsukinosuke Ryûtan	55
105	1962	Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa		0
106	1962	Drunken Sword		60
107	1962	Showdown at Lightning Pass	Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu	0
108	1963	Tokaido Fullhouse		70
109	1963	The Mysterious Cape	Saotome Mondonosuke	60
110	1963	Street of Wandering Men		60
111	1963	Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi		0
112	1963	A Prisoner in Search of Daughter	Kumokiri Nizaemon	0
113	1964	The Lord's spy		0

No.	Year	Title	Role
1	1973	The Bored Samurai
2	1986	Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches	Mito Mitsukuni
3	1989	Sanada Yukimura
4	1992	The Diary of Chuji's Travels

Utaemon Ichikawa

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