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