People
Utaemon Ichikawa
- Name: Utaemon Ichikawa
- Birthday: 1904-02-11
- Also known as: Утаэмон Итикава
- Place of birth: Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Popularity: 2.284
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... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Lord's spy | 1964-01-26 |
| A Prisoner in Search of Daughter as Kumokiri Nizaemon | 1963-08-27 |
| Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi | 1963-05-12 |
| Street of Wandering Men | 1963-02-17 |
| The Mysterious Cape as Saotome Mondonosuke | 1963-01-09 |
| Tokaido Fullhouse | 1963-01-03 |
| Showdown at Lightning Pass as Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu | 1962-10-27 |
| Drunken Sword | 1962-09-01 |
| Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa | 1962-06-24 |
| Kisaragi Sword as Tsukinosuke Ryûtan | 1962-04-08 |
| Knightly Advice | 1962-01-31 |
| Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki | 1962-01-23 |
| Travels of Gonkuro | 1961-12-06 |
| The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as Yamanouchi Iganosuke | 1961-09-13 |
| The Cave of the Vampire Bats as Saotome Mondonosuke | 1961-08-01 |
| Samurai Knights | 1961-05-11 |
| The Ako Retainers | 1961-03-28 |
| Samurai Hawk | 1961-03-05 |
| Lord of Steel Heart as Matabei Goto | 1961-01-09 |
| 素浪人百万石 | 1960-11-15 |
| The Swordsman In The Golden Valley | 1960-08-28 |
| Lord Mito: All Star Version | 1960-08-07 |
| Ninja Assassins as Saotome Mondonosuke | 1960-06-29 |
| Ooka Seidan: Devil Image as Ooka Tadasuke | 1960-05-22 |
| Runway to Hell as Sôshun Kôchiyama | 1960-05-03 |
| The Samurai Markets as Chûsuke Yamakawa | 1960-03-22 |
| Lord of Red Banner | 1960-02-14 |
| Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return as Saotome Mondonosuke | 1960-01-09 |
| Road of Chivalry | 1960-01-03 |
| A Sword Against Intrigue | 1959-10-23 |
| Bloody Battle at Dawn | 1959-10-10 |
| A Spectacular Showdown as Sasagawa no Shigezo | 1959-08-09 |
| Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy as Saotome Mondonosuke | 1959-06-28 |
| No Stronger Swords | 1959-05-05 |
| Turbulent Highways | 1959-03-25 |
| The Unleashed Lord | 1959-02-10 |
| The 47 Masterless Samurai | 1959-01-15 |
| The Acrobats of Death as Saotome Mondonosuke | 1959-01-09 |
| The Lost Public Funds as Asaka Keinosuke | 1958-11-11 |
| Drenched Swallow Gonpachi | 1958-10-14 |
| Epic Crash | 1958-09-23 |
| Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute as Saotome Mondonosuke | 1958-08-12 |
| Eight Views of Samurai | 1958-05-27 |
| Seven from Edo as Katsukawa | 1958-04-30 |
| Aoi Secret Book as Uotaro Toge | 1958-03-25 |
| A Chivalrous Spirit as Nikichi | 1958-01-03 |
| The Mansion of Intrigue as Saotome Mondonosuke | 1957-12-28 |
| Shadow Over Fuji as Sato | 1957-10-29 |
| Lord Mito | 1957-08-11 |
| Rebellion as Satahiko | 1957-04-30 |
| Lords of Oppression 2 | 1957-03-27 |
| Lords of Oppression | 1957-03-13 |
| Flowers on the Trail | 1957-01-29 |
| 旗本退屈男 謎の紅蓮塔 | 1957-01-15 |
| Shimizu Port of Chivalry as Boss Omaeda | 1957-01-03 |
| 朱鞘罷り通る | 1956-11-20 |
| Ancient Coins | 1956-08-29 |
| 旗本退屈男 謎の幽霊船 | 1956-07-12 |
| Virtue in Spades | 1956-05-03 |
| 旗本退屈男 謎の決闘状 | 1955-12-28 |
| 旗本退屈男謎の伏魔殿 | 1955-12-25 |
| 牢獄の花嫁 | 1955-08-29 |
| Four Swordsmen of Ashura | 1955-04-26 |
| Golden Valley | 1955-03-30 |
| Goblin Warrior | 1955-01-21 |
| 旗本退屈男 謎の怪人屋敷 | 1954-12-27 |
| 続変化大名 | 1954-11-15 |
| 旗本退屈男 謎の百万両 | 1954-08-31 |
| 疾風愛憎峠 | 1954-03-10 |
| 旗本退屈男 どくろ屋敷 | 1954-01-03 |
| The Sun | 1953-11-18 |
| 旗本退屈男 八百八丁罷り通る | 1953-01-22 |
| 花吹雪男祭り | 1952-11-29 |
| Tsukigata Hanpeita as Tsukigata Hanpeita | 1952-05-29 |
| Kojiki Taishô as Gotō Mototsugu | 1952-04-03 |
| Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2 | 1952-03-06 |
| Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1 | 1952-02-14 |
| The Imposter as 早乙女主水之助 | 1952-01-14 |
| Five Men of Edo as Jurozaemon Mizuno | 1951-11-22 |
| 旗本退屈男 唐人街の鬼 | 1951-09-07 |
| 豪快三人男 | 1951-05-05 |
| The Killing of Otsuya as Shinsuke | 1951-02-17 |
| A Thousand Standards of Stone as Sôkichi Fudôyama | 1950-12-31 |
| Hatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Dokusatsu maden | 1950-10-07 |
| Hatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Shichinin no hanayome | 1950-09-23 |
| Fencing Master | 1950-08-26 |
| Jiruba no Tetsu | 1950-08-12 |
| G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape | 1950-01-03 |
| Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes | 1949-07-11 |
| Goblin Courier as Haiyaku tengu no Chōta | 1949-01-04 |
| 東海水滸伝 | 1945-07-12 |
| 紅顏鼓笛隊 | 1945-04-12 |
| Thus the Divine Wind Blows | 1944-08-11 |
| Kokusai Mitsuyudan | 1944-05-11 |
| Masujiro Omura | 1942-01-14 |
| The 47 Ronin as Tsunatoyo Tokugawa | 1941-12-08 |
| A Color Print of Edo | 1939-05-10 |
| 宝の山に入る退屈男 | 1938-04-14 |
| Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki | 1938-01-22 |
| 富士に立つ退屈男 | 1937-01-05 |
| 十万石を裁く退屈男 | 1935-02-08 |
| 中仙道を行く退屈男 | 1935-01-07 |
| 爆走する退屈男 | 1933-08-10 |
| Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki | 1932-12-01 |
| The Loyal 47 Ronin as Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei Kakimi | 1932-03-01 |
| 江戸へ帰った退屈男 | 1931-12-31 |
| 仙台に現はれた退屈男 | 1931-07-09 |
| 京へ上がった退屈男 | 1930-12-05 |
| 旗本退屈男 | 1930-10-17 |
| Skull as Reinosuke Ushio | 1927-05-10 |
| Botan dôrô | 1926-01-01 |
