Utaemon Ichikawa
Acting
- Born:
- 1904-02-11
- Died:
- 1999-09-16
- Place of birth:
- Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
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
Filmography
The Diary of Chuji's Travels
Sanada Yukimura
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches
The Bored Samurai
The Lord's spy
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Street of Wandering Men
The Mysterious Cape
Tokaido Fullhouse
Showdown at Lightning Pass
Drunken Sword
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
Kisaragi Sword
Knightly Advice
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion
Travels of Gonkuro
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
The Cave of the Vampire Bats
Samurai Knights
The Ako Retainers
Samurai Hawk
Lord of Steel Heart
Queen of the Treasure Island
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
Lord Mito: All Star Version
Ninja Assassins
Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
Runway to Hell
The Samurai Markets
Lord of Red Banner
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
Road of Chivalry
Bloody Battle at Dawn
A Spectacular Showdown
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
No Stronger Swords
Turbulent Highways
The Unleashed Lord
The 47 Masterless Samurai
The Acrobats of Death
The Lost Public Funds
Drenched Swallow Gonpachi
Epic Crash
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
Eight Views of Samurai
Seven from Edo
Aoi Secret Book
A Chivalrous Spirit
The Mansion of Intrigue
Shadow Over Fuji
Lord Mito
Rebellion
Lords of Oppression 2
Lords of Oppression
Flowers on the Trail
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
Red-Lacquered Sword
やくざ大名
Ancient Coins
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
Virtue in Spades
快剣士・笑いの面
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace
牢獄の花嫁
Four Swordsmen of Ashura
Golden Valley
Goblin Warrior
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
続変化大名
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
疾風愛憎峠
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls
The Sun
Bored Hatamoto Passes By
花吹雪男祭り
Tsukigata Hanpeita
The Beggar General
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter
Five Men of Edo
Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown
豪快三人男
The Killing of Otsuya
A Thousand Standards of Stone
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides
Fencing Master
Jiruba no Tetsu
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
Chobei the Rogue
Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes
Hida no abarenbō
Guren bosatsu
Goblin Courier
Black Cloud Road
The Terror of Z
Yoimatsuri happyaku yachō
The Sea Wolf
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
Onatsu Seijurō
Tōkai suikoden
Akatsuki no kotekitai
Thus the Divine Wind Blows
Kokusai Mitsuyudan
Thousand Spears of Kikuchi: Sydney Special Attack Unit
María Luz Incident: Slave Ship
Oedo no asagiri
The March of the Restoration
Masujiro Omura
The 47 Ronin
A Color Print of Edo
Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure
Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki
Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji
Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku
Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo
Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo
Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai
Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto
Bored Hatamoto
Skull
Botan dôrô
Nagurareta o tonosama