Utaemon Ichikawa
Known for Acting · 129 credits
- Born
- 1904-02-11
- Died
- 1999-09-16
- Place of birth
- Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
- Also known as
- Утаэмон Итикава
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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (125)
Turbulent Highways
1959
Lord of Red Banner
1960
Kojiki Taishô
1952
as Gotō Mototsugu
Flowers on the Trail
1957
Drunken Sword
1962
Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai
1931
Yoimatsuri happyaku yachō
1947
Runway to Hell
1960
as Sôshun Kôchiyama
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950
Nagurareta o tonosama
The March of the Restoration
1942
as Kogoro Katsura
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
1946
The Sea Wolf
1947
Drenched Swallow Gonpachi
1958
Onatsu Seijurō
1946
Lords of Oppression
1957
Travels of Gonkuro
1961
María Luz Incident: Slave Ship
1943
Thousand Spears of Kikuchi: Sydney Special Attack Unit
1944
Oedo no asagiri
1942
Five Men of Edo
1951
as Jurozaemon Mizuno
Kokusai Mitsuyudan
1944
The 47 Ronin
1941
as Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
Four Swordsmen of Ashura
1955
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963
as Kumokiri Nizaemon
Ancient Coins
1956
Lord of Steel Heart
1961
as Matabei Goto
Samurai Knights
1961
The Lost Public Funds
1958
as Asaka Keinosuke
A Spectacular Showdown
1959
as Sasagawa no Shigezo
A Chivalrous Spirit
1958
as Nikichi
The Ako Retainers
1961
Shadow Over Fuji
1957
as Sato
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
1950
Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage
1933
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
1961
as Yamanouchi Iganosuke
牢獄の花嫁
1955
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
1954
Lord Mito
1957
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1952
as Tsukigata Hanpeita
Road of Chivalry
1960
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
as Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei Kakimi
Tōkai suikoden
1945
Bloody Battle at Dawn
1959
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls
1954
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1932
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958
as Saotome Mondonosuke
Fencing Master
1950
The Mansion of Intrigue
1957
as Saotome Mondonosuke
Street of Wandering Men
1963
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower
1957
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
1957
as Boss Omaeda
Queen of the Treasure Island
1960
as Chusuke Yamakawa
Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo
1931
Virtue in Spades
1956
快剣士・笑いの面
1956
Seven from Edo
1958
as Katsukawa
Bored Hatamoto
1930
Tokaido Fullhouse
1963
Goblin Warrior
1955
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956
Samurai Hawk
1961
Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown
1951
Eight Views of Samurai
1958
Lords of Oppression 2
1957
Kisaragi Sword
1962
as Tsukinosuke Ryûtan
Showdown at Lightning Pass
1962
as Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu
花吹雪男祭り
1952
Ninja Assassins
1960
as Saotome Mondonosuke
Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo
1935
Rebellion
1957
as Satahiko
The Mysterious Cape
1963
as Saotome Mondonosuke
疾風愛憎峠
1954
Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
1960
as Ooka Tadasuke
The Unleashed Lord
1959
Knightly Advice
1962
Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter
1952
as Saotome Mondonosuke
やくざ大名
1956
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace
1955
The Acrobats of Death
1959
as Saotome Mondonosuke
The 47 Masterless Samurai
1959
The Killing of Otsuya
1951
as Shinsuke
Epic Crash
1958
No Stronger Swords
1959
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
1950
Black Cloud Road
1948
Masujiro Omura
1942
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
1952
The Cave of the Vampire Bats
1961
as Saotome Mondonosuke
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963
The Lord's spy
1964
Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku
1935
A Color Print of Edo
1939
A Thousand Standards of Stone
1950
as Sôkichi Fudôyama
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
1960
as Saotome Mondonosuke
Aoi Secret Book
1958
as Uotaro Toge
Goblin Courier
1949
as Haiyaku tengu no Chōta
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
1955
Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki
1938
Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji
1937
Golden Valley
1955
紅顏鼓笛隊
1945
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
1962
Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto
1930
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1960
Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure
1938
Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes
1949
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
1959
as Saotome Mondonosuke
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
1952
Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953
豪快三人男
1951
The Samurai Markets
1960
as Chûsuke Yamakawa
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
1954
Red-Lacquered Sword
1956
Skull
1927
as Reinosuke Ushio
Thus the Divine Wind Blows
1944
Hida no abarenbō
1949
続変化大名
1954
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides
1950
About 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 folde… With 129 credits spanning from 1926 to 1992, Utaemon Ichikawa has appeared in 125 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Utaemon Ichikawa Movies
- Turbulent Highways (1959)
- Lord of Red Banner (1960)
- Kojiki Taishô (1952) — as Gotō Mototsugu
- Flowers on the Trail (1957)
- Drunken Sword (1962)
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