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