Utaemon Ichikawa
Acting
Born: February 11, 1904 · Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
Died: September 16, 1999 (aged 95)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
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Movies (104)
Kojiki Taishô
Gotō Mototsugu
The 47 Ronin
Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter
Saotome Mondonosuke
Runway to Hell
Sôshun Kôchiyama
Lord of Red Banner
1960
Drunken Sword
1962
Turbulent Highways
1959
A Chivalrous Spirit
Nikichi
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
1950
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
1946
Flowers on the Trail
1957
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950
Showdown at Lightning Pass
Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu
Knightly Advice
1962
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
Saotome Mondonosuke
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls
1954
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
Yamanouchi Iganosuke
Shadow Over Fuji
Sato
Five Men of Edo
Jurozaemon Mizuno
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides
1950
Queen of the Treasure Island
Chusuke Yamakawa
Road of Chivalry
1960
Kisaragi Sword
Tsukinosuke Ryûtan
Thousand Spears of Kikuchi: Sydney Special Attack Unit
1944
Tōkai suikoden
1945
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace
1955
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963
Rebellion
Satahiko
Lords of Oppression 2
1957
A Spectacular Showdown
Sasagawa no Shigezo
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956
Guren bosatsu
1949
Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown
1951
Lord Mito
1957
The March of the Restoration
Kogoro Katsura
Street of Wandering Men
1963
Virtue in Spades
1956
Four Swordsmen of Ashura
1955
Seven from Edo
Katsukawa
The Acrobats of Death
Saotome Mondonosuke
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion
1962
Ninja Assassins
Saotome Mondonosuke
Eight Views of Samurai
1958
Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji
1937
Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
Ooka Tadasuke
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
1954
Hida no abarenbō
1949
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
1955
花吹雪男祭り
1952
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
Boss Omaeda
The Unleashed Lord
1959
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tsukigata Hanpeita
The Mansion of Intrigue
Saotome Mondonosuke
疾風愛憎峠
1954
Fencing Master
1950
Black Cloud Road
1948
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
Saotome Mondonosuke
やくざ大名
1956
Red-Lacquered Sword
1956
The 47 Masterless Samurai
1959
牢獄の花嫁
1955
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei Kakimi
The Cave of the Vampire Bats
Saotome Mondonosuke
The Lost Public Funds
Asaka Keinosuke
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1932
The Sun
1953
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower
1957
No Stronger Swords
1959
The Killing of Otsuya
Shinsuke
The Mysterious Cape
Saotome Mondonosuke
Travels of Gonkuro
1961
Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953
The Ako Retainers
1961
Thus the Divine Wind Blows
1944
快剣士・笑いの面
1956
María Luz Incident: Slave Ship
1943
Tokaido Fullhouse
1963
Lords of Oppression
1957
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1960
Aoi Secret Book
Uotaro Toge
続変化大名
1954
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
Saotome Mondonosuke
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960
A Thousand Standards of Stone
Sôkichi Fudôyama
The Lord's spy
1964
Goblin Courier
Haiyaku tengu no Chōta
The Samurai Markets
Chûsuke Yamakawa
Epic Crash
1958
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
1954
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
1952
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
1952
Samurai Knights
1961
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
1950
豪快三人男
1951
Lord of Steel Heart
Matabei Goto
Akatsuki no kotekitai
1945
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
1962
A Color Print of Edo
1939
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes
1949
Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki
1938
Golden Valley
1955
Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure
1938
Goblin Warrior
1955
