Utaemon Ichikawa
February 11, 1904 (122 years old) in Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
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
Credits
- 1992 · The Diary of Chuji's Travels as
- 1989 · Sanada Yukimura as
- 1986 · Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches as Mito Mitsukuni
- 1973 · The Bored Samurai as
- 1963 · A Prisoner in Search of Daughter as Kumokiri Nizaemon
- 1963 · Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi as
- 1963 · Street of Wandering Men as
- 1962 · Showdown at Lightning Pass as Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu
- 1962 · Drunken Sword as
- 1962 · Kisaragi Sword as Tsukinosuke Ryûtan
- 1962 · Knightly Advice as
- 1961 · Travels of Gonkuro as
- 1961 · Samurai Knights as
- 1961 · The Ako Retainers as
- 1961 · Lord of Steel Heart as Matabei Goto
- 1960 · The Swordsman In The Golden Valley as
- 1960 · Lord Mito: All Star Version as
- 1960 · Runway to Hell as Sôshun Kôchiyama
- 1960 · Road of Chivalry as
- 1959 · No Stronger Swords as
- 1959 · Turbulent Highways as
- 1959 · The 47 Masterless Samurai as
- 1959 · The Acrobats of Death as Saotome Mondonosuke
- 1958 · The Lost Public Funds as Asaka Keinosuke
- 1958 · Drenched Swallow Gonpachi as
- 1958 · Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute as Saotome Mondonosuke
- 1958 · Eight Views of Samurai as
- 1958 · Seven from Edo as Katsukawa
- 1958 · Aoi Secret Book as Uotaro Toge
- 1958 · A Chivalrous Spirit as Nikichi
- 1957 · The Mansion of Intrigue as Saotome Mondonosuke
- 1957 · Shadow Over Fuji as Sato
- 1957 · Lord Mito as
- 1957 · Rebellion as Satahiko
- 1957 · Lords of Oppression as
- 1957 · Flowers on the Trail as
- 1957 · Shimizu Port of Chivalry as Boss Omaeda
- 1956 · Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship as
- 1956 · Virtue in Spades as
- 1955 · Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge as
- 1955 · Four Swordsmen of Ashura as
- 1955 · Goblin Warrior as
- 1954 · Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery as
- 1952 · 花吹雪男祭り as
- 1952 · Kojiki Taishô as Gotō Mototsugu
- 1951 · Five Men of Edo as Jurozaemon Mizuno
- 1951 · The Killing of Otsuya as Shinsuke
- 1950 · A Thousand Standards of Stone as Sôkichi Fudôyama
- 1950 · Fencing Master as
- 1950 · Jiruba no Tetsu as
- 1950 · G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape as
- 1949 · Chobei the Rogue as
- 1949 · Hida no abarenbō as
- 1949 · Guren bosatsu as
- 1948 · Black Cloud Road as
- 1947 · Yoimatsuri happyaku yachō as
- 1947 · The Sea Wolf as
- 1946 · Yari-odori gojūsantsugi as
- 1946 · Onatsu Seijurō as
- 1945 · Tōkai suikoden as
- 1944 · Kokusai Mitsuyudan as
- 1943 · María Luz Incident: Slave Ship as
- 1942 · Oedo no asagiri as
- 1942 · The March of the Restoration as Kogoro Katsura
- 1941 · The 47 Ronin as Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
- Future · Nagurareta o tonosama as
- 1964 · The Lord's spy as
- 1963 · The Mysterious Cape as Saotome Mondonosuke
- 1963 · Tokaido Fullhouse as
- 1962 · Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa as
- 1962 · Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion as
- 1961 · The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as Yamanouchi Iganosuke
- 1961 · The Cave of the Vampire Bats as Saotome Mondonosuke
- 1961 · Samurai Hawk as
- 1960 · Queen of the Treasure Island as Chusuke Yamakawa
- 1960 · Ninja Assassins as Saotome Mondonosuke
- 1960 · Ooka Seidan: Devil Image as Ooka Tadasuke
- 1960 · The Samurai Markets as Chûsuke Yamakawa
- 1960 · Lord of Red Banner as
- 1960 · Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return as Saotome Mondonosuke
- 1959 · Bloody Battle at Dawn as
- 1959 · A Spectacular Showdown as Sasagawa no Shigezo
- 1959 · Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy as Saotome Mondonosuke
- 1959 · The Unleashed Lord as
- 1958 · Epic Crash as
- 1957 · Lords of Oppression 2 as
- 1957 · Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower as
- 1956 · Red-Lacquered Sword as
- 1956 · やくざ大名 as
- 1956 · Ancient Coins as
- 1956 · 快剣士・笑いの面 as
- 1955 · Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace as
- 1955 · 牢獄の花嫁 as
- 1955 · Golden Valley as
- 1954 · Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion as
- 1954 · 続変化大名 as
- 1954 · 疾風愛憎峠 as
- 1954 · Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls as
- 1953 · The Sun as
- 1953 · Bored Hatamoto Passes By as
- 1952 · Tsukigata Hanpeita as Tsukigata Hanpeita
- 1952 · Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2 as
- 1952 · Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1 as
- 1952 · Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter as Saotome Mondonosuke
- 1951 · Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown as
- 1951 · 豪快三人男 as
- 1950 · Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord as
- 1950 · Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides as
- 1949 · Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes as
- 1949 · Goblin Courier as Haiyaku tengu no Chōta
- 1948 · The Terror of Z as
- 1945 · Akatsuki no kotekitai as
- 1944 · Thus the Divine Wind Blows as
- 1944 · Thousand Spears of Kikuchi: Sydney Special Attack Unit as
- 1942 · Masujiro Omura as
- 1939 · A Color Print of Edo as
- 1938 · Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure as
- 1938 · Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki as
- 1937 · Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji as
- 1935 · Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku as
- 1935 · Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo as
- 1933 · Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage as
- 1932 · The Loyal 47 Ronin as Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei Kakimi
- 1932 · Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki as
- 1931 · Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo as
- 1931 · Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai as
- 1930 · Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto as
- 1930 · Bored Hatamoto as
- 1927 · Skull as Reinosuke Ushio
- 1926 · Botan dôrô as