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Utaemon Ichikawa
Born · February 11, 1904
Died · September 16, 1999 (95 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Bio
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.
The Diary of Chuji's Travels
(1 episode)
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1992
Sanada Yukimura
(26 episodes)
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1989
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches
Mito Mitsukuni · (13 episodes)
0.0
1986
The Bored Samurai
(25 episodes)
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1973
The Lord's spy
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1964
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
Kumokiri Nizaemon
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1963
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
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1963
Street of Wandering Men
6.0
1963
The Mysterious Cape
Saotome Mondonosuke
6.0
1963
Tokaido Fullhouse
7.0
1963
Showdown at Lightning Pass
Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu
0.0
1962
Drunken Sword
6.0
1962
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
0.0
1962
Kisaragi Sword
Tsukinosuke Ryûtan
5.5
1962
Knightly Advice
7.0
1962
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion
0.0
1962
Travels of Gonkuro
5.0
1961
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
Yamanouchi Iganosuke
0.0
1961
The Cave of the Vampire Bats
Saotome Mondonosuke
6.0
1961
Samurai Knights
0.0
1961
The Ako Retainers
5.2
1961
Samurai Hawk
5.2
1961
Lord of Steel Heart
Matabei Goto
7.3
1961
Queen of the Treasure Island
Chusuke Yamakawa
0.0
1960
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
0.0
1960
Lord Mito: All Star Version
8.3
1960
Ninja Assassins
Saotome Mondonosuke
6.0
1960
Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
Ooka Tadasuke
0.0
1960
Runway to Hell
Sôshun Kôchiyama
6.5
1960
The Samurai Markets
Chûsuke Yamakawa
0.0
1960
Lord of Red Banner
0.0
1960
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
Saotome Mondonosuke
0.0
1960
Road of Chivalry
5.4
1960
A Sword Against Intrigue
0.0
1959
Bloody Battle at Dawn
5.0
1959
A Spectacular Showdown
Sasagawa no Shigezo
6.2
1959
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
Saotome Mondonosuke
6.0
1959
No Stronger Swords
6.0
1959
Turbulent Highways
0.0
1959
The Unleashed Lord
0.0
1959
The 47 Masterless Samurai
7.2
1959
The Acrobats of Death
Saotome Mondonosuke
5.8
1959
The Lost Public Funds
Asaka Keinosuke
10.0
1958
Drenched Swallow Gonpachi
6.0
1958
Epic Crash
0.0
1958
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
Saotome Mondonosuke
5.0
1958
Eight Views of Samurai
6.0
1958
Seven from Edo
Katsukawa
5.0
1958
Aoi Secret Book
Uotaro Toge
0.0
1958
A Chivalrous Spirit
Nikichi
7.0
1958
The Mansion of Intrigue
Saotome Mondonosuke
0.0
1957
Shadow Over Fuji
Sato
0.0
1957
Lord Mito
5.4
1957
Rebellion
Satahiko
6.0
1957
Lords of Oppression 2
0.0
1957
Lords of Oppression
0.0
1957
Flowers on the Trail
0.0
1957
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower
0.0
1957
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
Boss Omaeda
7.5
1957
Red-Lacquered Sword
0.0
1956
やくざ大名
0.0
1956
Ancient Coins
0.0
1956
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
0.0
1956
Virtue in Spades
0.0
1956
快剣士・笑いの面
0.0
1956
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
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1955
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace
0.0
1955
牢獄の花嫁
0.0
1955
Four Swordsmen of Ashura
0.0
1955
Golden Valley
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1955
Goblin Warrior
0.0
1955
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
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1954
続変化大名
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1954
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
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1954
疾風愛憎峠
0.0
1954
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls
0.0
1954
The Sun
0.0
1953
Bored Hatamoto Passes By
0.0
1953
花吹雪男祭り
0.0
1952
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tsukigata Hanpeita
7.0
1952
Kojiki Taishô
Gotō Mototsugu
0.0
1952
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
0.0
1952
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
10.0
1952
Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter
Saotome Mondonosuke
0.0
1952
Five Men of Edo
Jurozaemon Mizuno
5.0
1951
Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown
0.0
1951
豪快三人男
0.0
1951
The Killing of Otsuya
Shinsuke
0.0
1951
A Thousand Standards of Stone
Sôkichi Fudôyama
0.0
1950
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
0.0
1950
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides
0.0
1950
Fencing Master
6.0
1950
Jiruba no Tetsu
0.0
1950
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
0.0
1950
Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes
0.0
1949
Goblin Courier
Haiyaku tengu no Chōta
6.0
1949
The Terror of Z
10.0
1948
東海水滸伝
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1945
紅顏鼓笛隊
0.0
1945
Thus the Divine Wind Blows
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1944
Kokusai Mitsuyudan
0.0
1944
Masujiro Omura
0.0
1942
The 47 Ronin
Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
7.0
1941
A Color Print of Edo
7.2
1939
Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure
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1938
Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki
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1938
Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji
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1937
Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku
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1935
Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo
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1935
Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage
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1933
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
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1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei Kakimi
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1932
Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo
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1931
Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai
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1931
Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto
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1930
Bored Hatamoto
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1930
Skull
Reinosuke Ushio
6.5
1927
Botan dôrô
0.0
1926