Utaemon Ichikawa
Born in Marugame, Kagawa, Japan — Feb 11 1904• Died Sep 16 1999
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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 a…
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The Bored Samurai
The 47 Ronin
Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches
Mito Mitsukuni
The Diary of Chuji's Travels
Tokaido Fullhouse
The Ako Retainers
A Spectacular Showdown
Sasagawa no Shigezo
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
Boss Omaeda
The Acrobats of Death
Saotome Mondonosuke
Road of Chivalry
Lord Mito: All Star Version
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
Bloody Battle at Dawn
Eight Views of Samurai
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
Yamanouchi Iganosuke
Rebellion
Satahiko
Kisaragi Sword
Tsukinosuke Ryûtan
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Sanada Yukimura
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei Kakimi
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
Shadow Over Fuji
Sato
A Color Print of Edo
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
No Stronger Swords
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
The Cave of the Vampire Bats
Saotome Mondonosuke
Red-Lacquered Sword
The Killing of Otsuya
Shinsuke
豪快三人男
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
Saotome Mondonosuke
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
Saotome Mondonosuke
A Chivalrous Spirit
Nikichi
Lord Mito
The Unleashed Lord
Five Men of Edo
Jurozaemon Mizuno
Knightly Advice
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace
Showdown at Lightning Pass
Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu
The Mysterious Cape
Saotome Mondonosuke
Goblin Courier
Haiyaku tengu no Chōta
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
Ninja Assassins
Saotome Mondonosuke
Golden Valley
Virtue in Spades
Lords of Oppression 2
Kojiki Taishô
Gotō Mototsugu
The Lord's spy
Aoi Secret Book
Uotaro Toge
Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter
Saotome Mondonosuke
続変化大名
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls
The Mansion of Intrigue
Saotome Mondonosuke
Samurai Hawk
The 47 Masterless Samurai
牢獄の花嫁
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
Epic Crash
Seven from Edo
Katsukawa
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
Saotome Mondonosuke
花吹雪男祭り
A Thousand Standards of Stone
Sôkichi Fudôyama
疾風愛憎峠
Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
Ooka Tadasuke
やくざ大名
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower
Street of Wandering Men
Turbulent Highways
Lord of Steel Heart
Matabei Goto
Goblin Warrior
Fencing Master
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji
Runway to Hell
Sôshun Kôchiyama
Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown
Jiruba no Tetsu
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki
The Samurai Markets
Chûsuke Yamakawa
Thus the Divine Wind Blows
Queen of the Treasure Island
Chusuke Yamakawa
The Lost Public Funds
Asaka Keinosuke
Masujiro Omura
東海水滸伝
快剣士・笑いの面
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion
Drenched Swallow Gonpachi
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
Bored Hatamoto Passes By
Drunken Sword
The Sun
Flowers on the Trail
Ancient Coins
The Terror of Z
Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure
Lords of Oppression
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Travels of Gonkuro
Skull
Reinosuke Ushio
Lord of Red Banner
Four Swordsmen of Ashura
Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo
紅顏鼓笛隊
Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes
Samurai Knights
Kokusai Mitsuyudan
Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage
Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai
Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku
Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto
Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo
Bored Hatamoto
Botan dôrô