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