Utaemon Ichikawa
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 11, 1904
- Died
- Sep 16, 1999 (aged 95)
- Place of birth
- Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
- Credits
- 130
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
Filmography
The Diary of Chuji's Travels
1992TV
Sanada Yukimura
1989TV
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches
1986TV
Mito Mitsukuni
The Bored Samurai
1973TV
The Lord's spy
1964Movie
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963Movie
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963Movie
Street of Wandering Men
1963Movie
The Mysterious Cape
1963Movie
Saotome Mondonosuke
Tokaido Fullhouse
1963Movie
Showdown at Lightning Pass
1962Movie
Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu
Drunken Sword
1962Movie
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
1962Movie
Kisaragi Sword
1962Movie
Tsukinosuke Ryûtan
Knightly Advice
1962Movie
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion
1962Movie
Travels of Gonkuro
1961Movie
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
1961Movie
Yamanouchi Iganosuke
The Cave of the Vampire Bats
1961Movie
Saotome Mondonosuke
Samurai Knights
1961Movie
The Ako Retainers
1961Movie
Samurai Hawk
1961Movie
Lord of Steel Heart
1961Movie
Matabei Goto
Queen of the Treasure Island
1960Movie
Chusuke Yamakawa
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1960Movie
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960Movie
Ninja Assassins
1960Movie
Saotome Mondonosuke
Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
1960Movie
Ooka Tadasuke
Runway to Hell
1960Movie
Sôshun Kôchiyama
The Samurai Markets
1960Movie
Chûsuke Yamakawa
Lord of Red Banner
1960Movie
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
1960Movie
Saotome Mondonosuke
Road of Chivalry
1960Movie
Bloody Battle at Dawn
1959Movie
A Spectacular Showdown
1959Movie
Sasagawa no Shigezo
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
1959Movie
Saotome Mondonosuke
No Stronger Swords
1959Movie
Turbulent Highways
1959Movie
The Unleashed Lord
1959Movie
The 47 Masterless Samurai
1959Movie
The Acrobats of Death
1959Movie
Saotome Mondonosuke
The Lost Public Funds
1958Movie
Asaka Keinosuke
Drenched Swallow Gonpachi
1958Movie
Epic Crash
1958Movie
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958Movie
Saotome Mondonosuke
Eight Views of Samurai
1958Movie
Seven from Edo
1958Movie
Katsukawa
Aoi Secret Book
1958Movie
Uotaro Toge
A Chivalrous Spirit
1958Movie
Nikichi
The Mansion of Intrigue
1957Movie
Saotome Mondonosuke
Shadow Over Fuji
1957Movie
Sato
Lord Mito
1957Movie
Rebellion
1957Movie
Satahiko
Lords of Oppression 2
1957Movie
Lords of Oppression
1957Movie
Flowers on the Trail
1957Movie
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower
1957Movie
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
1957Movie
Boss Omaeda
Red-Lacquered Sword
1956Movie
やくざ大名
1956Movie
Ancient Coins
1956Movie
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956Movie
Virtue in Spades
1956Movie
快剣士・笑いの面
1956Movie
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
1955Movie
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace
1955Movie
牢獄の花嫁
1955Movie
Four Swordsmen of Ashura
1955Movie
Golden Valley
1955Movie
Goblin Warrior
1955Movie
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
1954Movie
続変化大名
1954Movie
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
1954Movie
疾風愛憎峠
1954Movie
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls
1954Movie
The Sun
1953Movie
Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953Movie
花吹雪男祭り
1952Movie
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1952Movie
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Kojiki Taishô
1952Movie
Gotō Mototsugu
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
1952Movie
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
1952Movie
Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter
1952Movie
Saotome Mondonosuke
Five Men of Edo
1951Movie
Jurozaemon Mizuno
Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown
1951Movie
豪快三人男
1951Movie
The Killing of Otsuya
1951Movie
Shinsuke
A Thousand Standards of Stone
1950Movie
Sôkichi Fudôyama
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
1950Movie
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides
1950Movie
Fencing Master
1950Movie
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950Movie
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
1950Movie
Chobei the Rogue
1949Movie
Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes
1949Movie
Hida no abarenbō
1949Movie
Guren bosatsu
1949Movie
Goblin Courier
1949Movie
Haiyaku tengu no Chōta
Black Cloud Road
1948Movie
The Terror of Z
1948Movie
Yoimatsuri happyaku yachō
1947Movie
The Sea Wolf
1947Movie
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
1946Movie
Onatsu Seijurō
1946Movie
Tōkai suikoden
1945Movie
Akatsuki no kotekitai
1945Movie
Thus the Divine Wind Blows
1944Movie
Kokusai Mitsuyudan
1944Movie
Thousand Spears of Kikuchi: Sydney Special Attack Unit
1944Movie
María Luz Incident: Slave Ship
1943Movie
Oedo no asagiri
1942Movie
The March of the Restoration
1942Movie
Kogoro Katsura
Masujiro Omura
1942Movie
The 47 Ronin
1941Movie
Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
A Color Print of Edo
1939Movie
Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure
1938Movie
Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki
1938Movie
Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji
1937Movie
Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku
1935Movie
Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo
1935Movie
Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage
1933Movie
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1932Movie
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932Movie
Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei Kakimi
Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo
1931Movie
Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai
1931Movie
Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto
1930Movie
Bored Hatamoto
1930Movie
Skull
1927Movie
Reinosuke Ushio
Botan dôrô
1926Movie
Nagurareta o tonosama
Movie