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Utaemon Ichikawa

Utaemon Ichikawa

Actor, Cinematographer

Born February 11, 1904 in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

Died September 16, 1999

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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.

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The 23rd Annual Japan Academy Awards TV Special2000Self

Chambara graffitti - Kill! Documentary1981Self

The Daimyo Spy Poster

The Daimyo Spy Feature Film1964

Nazo no ryujin Poster

Nazo no ryujin Feature Film1963

Shinsengumi ketsufu roku - Kondo isami Poster

Shinsengumi ketsufu roku - Kondo isami Feature Film1963

Street of Wandering Men Poster

Street of Wandering Men Feature Film1963

Terrible Record of Kumokiri Poster

Terrible Record of Kumokiri Feature Film1963

Tokaido Fullhouse Poster

Tokaido Fullhouse Feature Film1963

Drunken Sword Poster

Drunken Sword Feature Film1962

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki Poster

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki Feature Film1962

Inazuma tôge no kettô Poster

Inazuma tôge no kettô Feature Film1962

Kisaragi musô ken Poster

Kisaragi musô ken Feature Film1962Tsukinosuke Ryûtan

Knightly Advice Poster

Knightly Advice Feature Film1962Shogun's uncle

Akô rôshi Poster

Akô rôshi Feature Film1961Hizaka

Fighting Daimyo Poster

Fighting Daimyo Feature Film1961

Hakko ryukitai Poster

Hakko ryukitai Feature Film1961

Happyakuman seki ni idomu otoko Poster

Happyakuman seki ni idomu otoko Feature Film1961

Hatamoto kenka taka Feature Film1961Daikichi Takara

Nazo no shichi-iro dono Poster

Nazo no shichi-iro dono Feature Film1961

Kurobe dani no dai kenkyaku Poster

Kurobe dani no dai kenkyaku Feature Film1960

Lord Mito 3: All Star Version Poster

Lord Mito 3: All Star Version Feature Film1960

Mystery of Ghost Island Poster

Mystery of Ghost Island Feature Film1960

Mystery of the Assassination Squad Poster

Mystery of the Assassination Squad Feature Film1960

Queen of the Treasure Island Poster

Queen of the Treasure Island Feature Film1960Chûsuke Yamakawa

Rônin ichiba - Asayake tengu Poster

Rônin ichiba - Asayake tengu Feature Film1960Chûsuke Yamakawa

Tenpô rokkasen - Jigoku no hanamichi Poster

Tenpô rokkasen - Jigoku no hanamichi Feature Film1960Sôshun Kôchiyama

Wakasame torimon-cho Feature Film1960

A Sword Against Intrigue Poster

A Sword Against Intrigue Feature Film1959

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Fire Poster

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Fire Feature Film1959

No Stronger Swords Poster

No Stronger Swords Feature Film1959

Sanguine Battle Poster

Sanguine Battle Feature Film1959

The 47 Masterless Samurai Poster

The 47 Masterless Samurai Feature Film1959

The River of Fury Poster

The River of Fury Feature Film1959

A Chivalrous Spirit Poster

A Chivalrous Spirit Feature Film1958Nikichi

Eight Views of Samurai Poster

Eight Views of Samurai Feature Film1958

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko Poster

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko Feature Film1958Saotome Mondonosuke

Kenka taiheiki Poster

Kenka taiheiki Feature Film1958

Nuretsubame: kurenai gonbachi Feature Film1958

Senryô-jishi Feature Film1958Tsurutarô Matsudaira

Seven from Edo Poster

Seven from Edo Feature Film1958Katsukawa

Sword Against Fate Feature Film1958

The Lost Public Funds Poster

The Lost Public Funds Feature Film1958

The Tough in a Purple Hood Poster

The Tough in a Purple Hood Feature Film1958

Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of the Snake Princess' Mansion Poster

Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of the Snake Princess' Mansion Feature Film1957Hatamoto

Hayatozoku no hanran Poster

Hayatozoku no hanran Feature Film1957

Lord Mito 1 Poster

Lord Mito 1 Feature Film1957

Port of Honor Poster

Port of Honor Feature Film1957

Ancient Coins Feature Film1956

Fuji ni tatsu kage Poster

Fuji ni tatsu kage Feature Film1956

Nazo no yurei-sen Poster

Nazo no yurei-sen Feature Film1956

The Seven Vows Poster

The Seven Vows Feature Film1956Kuranosuke Ôishi

Ashura shitennô Feature Film1955

Koi tengu Feature Film1955

The Jailed Bride Poster

The Jailed Bride Feature Film1955

Tora musô keizu Feature Film1955

Wind and Clouds in the Valley of Shogi Poster

Wind and Clouds in the Valley of Shogi Feature Film1955

Aizen douchû: Otoko no chimatsuri Feature Film1954

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Dokuro yashiki Poster

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Dokuro yashiki Feature Film1954

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no hyakuman-ryô Feature Film1954

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no kaijin yashiki Feature Film1954

Henka daimyô Feature Film1954

Kagebôshi ichiban tegara: Yôi Chûshingura Feature Film1954

Kôsetsu Araki Mataemon: Akatsuki no sanjûhachi bangiri Feature Film1954

Naruto hichô: Kôhen Feature Film1954

Naruto hichô: Zenpen Feature Film1954

Shippû aizô tôge Feature Film1954

Zoku henka daimyô Feature Film1954

Asayake Fuji: Kôhen Feature Film1953

Asayake fuji: Zenpen Feature Film1953

Beranmee shishi Feature Film1953

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Happyaku yachô makari tooru Poster

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Happyaku yachô makari tooru Feature Film1953

Hibari no utau tamatebako Short Film1953

Jonan kaidô Feature Film1953

Nichirin Poster

Nichirin Feature Film1953

Shinpen abare kasa: Kôhen Feature Film1953

Shinpen abare kasa: Zenpen Feature Film1953

Shinsho taikôki: Kyûshû okehazama Feature Film1953

Shinsho taikôki: Ruten Hiyoshimaru Feature Film1953

Surô ninbugyô Feature Film1953

Hanafubuki otoko matsuri Poster

Hanafubuki otoko matsuri Feature Film1952

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Edojô makaritôru Poster

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Edojô makaritôru Feature Film1952

Kessen Takada no baba Feature Film1952

Kojiki taishô Poster

Kojiki taishô Feature Film1952

Mitokômon man'yû-ki: Fushimaden no yôzoku Poster

Mitokômon man'yû-ki: Fushimaden no yôzoku Feature Film1952

Mitokômon man'yû-ki: Jigokudani no gôzoku Poster

Mitokômon man'yû-ki: Jigokudani no gôzoku Feature Film1952

Nagare zoku kuro-ba-tai: Akatsuki no kyûshû Feature Film1952

Ruzoku kuro-ba-tai: Gekka no taiketsu Feature Film1952

Shura hakkô Feature Film1952

Tsukigata Hanpeita Poster

Tsukigata Hanpeita Feature Film1952

Edo koi sugoroku Feature Film1951

Five Men of Edo Poster

Five Men of Edo Feature Film1951

Gôkai sannin otoko Feature Film1951

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: tôjin-gai no oni Poster

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: tôjin-gai no oni Feature Film1951

The Killing of Otsuya Feature Film1951

Dokuga Feature Film1950

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Dokusatsu maden Poster

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Dokusatsu maden Feature Film1950

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Shichinin no hanayome Poster

Hatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Shichinin no hanayome Feature Film1950

Jiruba Tetsu Poster

Jiruba Tetsu Feature Film1950

Midare-boshi Kôjin-yama Poster

Midare-boshi Kôjin-yama Feature Film1950Nikichi at Kira

Nippon G Men: Dai-ni-wa - Nansenzaki no kettô Poster

Nippon G Men: Dai-ni-wa - Nansenzaki no kettô Feature Film1950

Sengoku-matoi Poster

Sengoku-matoi Feature Film1950Sôkichi Fudôyama

Senritu Feature Film1950

Tateshi Danpei Poster

Tateshi Danpei Feature Film1950

Tengu hikyaku Poster

Tengu hikyaku Feature Film1949

Black Cloud Road Feature Film1948

Koku'un kaido Feature Film1948

Z no senritsu Feature Film1948

Yari-odori gojûsantsugi Poster

Yari-odori gojûsantsugi Feature Film1946

Kakute kamikaze wa fuku Poster

Kakute kamikaze wa fuku Feature Film1944

Kikuchi sembon-yari: Shidonî tokubetsu kôgeki-tai Feature Film1944Takeshige Kikuchi

Kokusai mitsuyu-dan Feature Film1944Tôru Koshi

Maria Luz-gô jiken - Doreisen Feature Film1943

Ômura Masujirô Feature Film1942Ômura Masujirô

The 47 Ronin Poster

The 47 Ronin Feature Film1941Tsunatoyo Tokugawa

Nishikie edosugata hatamoto to machiyakko Poster

Nishikie edosugata hatamoto to machiyakko Feature Film1939

Kengô Araki Mataemon Feature Film1938Mataemon Araki

Satsuma-bikyaku Feature Film1938

Yûten Yoshimatsu Feature Film1937Yoshimatsu

Akutarô shishi Feature Film1936

Beniya kômori Feature Film1936

Jâ no me sadakurô Feature Film1936

Goyôuta Nezumi kozô Feature Film1935Jirokichi

Haji wo shiru mono Feature Film1935

Hakone hachiri Feature Film1935

Jigoku bayashi: kôhen Feature Film1935

Jumangoku wo sabaku takutsu otoko Feature Film1935

Nakasendo wo yuku taikutsu otoko Feature Film1935

Ronin taiheiki Feature Film1935

Tôkai no kaoyaku Feature Film1935Jirochô Shimizu

Adauchi tsuchi ningyô Feature Film1934

Ii tairô zankan daiisseî ansei tagokuhen Feature Film1934

Ii tairô zankan daiisseî inada shigezôhen Feature Film1934

Mikazuki no ken Feature Film1934

Mushae kuzure Feature Film1934

Myojô toge Feature Film1934

Naruheî tabigoromô Feature Film1934

Ôedo shishirokû Feature Film1934

Onshû mitose nikki Feature Film1934

Sengoku uzura Feature Film1934

Taifû jidaî Feature Film1934

Akiba no shozo Feature Film1933

Ashigaru tosugekitai Feature Film1933

Bakuso suru taikutsu otoko Feature Film1933

Horô no meikun Feature Film1933

Îzayoi cho: kôhen Feature Film1933

Îzayoi cho: zenpen Feature Film1933

Mushukû fukamigasâ Feature Film1933

Mushukû satarô Feature Film1933

Naritayâ no yasû Feature Film1933

Shippû shosetsû Feature Film1933

Shunshû amigasabushî Feature Film1933

Tâishigiri no yasâ Feature Film1933

Teki eno michi Feature Film1933

Yurei gyôretsu Feature Film1933

Chorakujî no shintaro Feature Film1932

Chûshingura - Kôhen: Edo no maki Feature Film1932

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki Poster

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki Feature Film1932Awajinokami Wakisaka

Funn genrôkushi Feature Film1932

Genroku onna Feature Film1932

Genzô kaji kanchô otatsu no maki Feature Film1932

Jinnaî niwaka yakunin Feature Film1932

Koî to bokun Feature Film1932

Matatabi waraji gojitsubanashi yowataridori Feature Film1932

Matoba hanjirô Feature Film1932

Musashi taheitâ Feature Film1932

Ôkitsu no shinzo Feature Film1932

Renaî yakuza odorî Feature Film1932

Sanmangokû Feature Film1932

Akoroshî ichiban yarî Feature Film1931

Asakusa kuzurê Feature Film1931

Êdoe kaettâ taikutsu otoko Feature Film1931

Haruna no umegako yasûnaka kûsazo Feature Film1931

Jûsanbanme no dôshi Feature Film1931

Kenkyô tatsumaki Feature Film1931

Kobo senri wo iku Feature Film1931

Maboroshi-tôge - Edo-hen Feature Film1931Jimbei Ôniwa

Maboroshi-tôge - Tôkyô-hen Short Film1931Jimbei Ôniwa

Matsuba kanzashi Feature Film1931

Sakata shigêemôn Feature Film1931

Sandogasa Feature Film1931

Sendaî ni arâwaretâ taikutsou otoko Feature Film1931

Shimizu Jirochô matatabîhen Feature Film1931

Suri no ie Feature Film1931

Yachin to musume to higerônin Feature Film1931

Dâiseisatsû Feature Film1930

Gankubi juryô Feature Film1930

Harada kai Feature Film1930

Hataoto taikutsu otoko Feature Film1930

Horobiyuku bushidô Feature Film1930

Inochi no honô Feature Film1930

Joshu Mushukujin Feature Film1930

Karigane bunshichi Feature Film1930

Ken Feature Film1930

Kyoe agattâ taikutsu otoko Feature Film1930

Nangyô kugyô Feature Film1930

Sênsengaî Feature Film1930

Tobû, uta Feature Film1930

Ashigaru kenpô Feature Film1929

Edô jochi banashi Feature Film1929

Guren jôdo Feature Film1929

Issatsu tashôken Feature Film1929Jûbei Ogata

Kami Feature Film1929

Koganei Kojirô Feature Film1929

Matatabi waraji Feature Film1929

Nikkô no enzô Feature Film1929

Norainu Feature Film1929

Reigan Feature Film1929

Sûtebachî Feature Film1929

Kagerô Feature Film1928

Kamon nagashi Feature Film1928

Ketsurui Feature Film1928

Kizuna Feature Film1928

Sakai tadasuke Feature Film1928

Sanshita yarô Feature Film1928

Seishun kekki: kôhen Feature Film1928

Seishun kekki: zenpen Feature Film1928

Dokuro Feature Film1927Reinosuke Ushio

Jokon Feature Film1927

Kagebôshi torimonochô: kôhen Feature Film1927

Onmitsu Feature Film1927

Warauakare kinpei: zenpen Feature Film1927

Yaju: kôhen Feature Film1927

Yaju: zenpen Feature Film1927

Âkagiyama oroshi Feature Film1926

Botan dôrô Feature Film1926

Genmâ Short Film1926

Kagebôshi torimonochô: zenpen Feature Film1926

Kâsugayâma no tsuki Feature Film1926

Kujaku no hikari - Dai-nihen Feature Film1926Kyûma Fujishima

Kujaku no hikari - Dai-Sampen Feature Film1926Chûnagon Sakaimachi

Kujaku no kikari - zenpen Feature Film1926Kyûma Fujishima

Murasaki zukin: kôhen Feature Film1926

Murasaki zukin: zenpen Feature Film1926

Naruto hichô: Dai ippen Feature Film1926

Yashao: kôhen Feature Film1926

Yashao: zenpen Feature Film1926

Kurokami jigoku: kôhen Feature Film1925

Kurokami jigoku: zenpen Feature Film1925

Saheiji torimonochô: Shinshaku Murasaki-zukin - Kôhen Feature Film1924Ryûtarô Mukui

Saheiji torimonochô: Shinshaku Murasaki-zukin - Zempen Feature Film1924Ryûtarô Mukui

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Norainu Feature Film1929

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