Ichikawa Utaemon
Japanese actor (1907-1999) · Japan · On the map · Actors · Died at 92
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.
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The Diary of Chuji's TravelsSeries1989
Sanada YukimuraSeries1986
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 BranchesSeries, Mito Mitsukuni1973The Bored SamuraiSeries1972Medal with Purple RibbonAward1963
Bloody Record of the ShinsengumiFilm1962
Drunken SwordFilm1961
Lord of Steel HeartFilm, Matabei Goto1960
Ninja AssassinsFilm, Saotome Mondonosuke1959
A Spectacular ShowdownFilm, Sasagawa no Shigezo1958
A Chivalrous SpiritFilm, Nikichi1957
Lord MitoFilm, Editions: All Star Version1956
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost ShipFilm1952
Tsukigata HanpeitaFilm, Tsukigata Hanpeita1951
Five Men of EdoFilm, Jurozaemon Mizuno1950
Fencing MasterFilm1941
The 47 RoninFilm, Tsunatoyo Tokugawa1939
A Color Print of EdoFilm1927SkullFilm, Reinosuke Ushio1907Born25 February 1907People around Ichikawa
Sadatsugu Matsuda Directed Akō Rōshi and Ninkyō Shimizu-minato
Yasushi Sasaki Directed The Lost Public Funds (1958)
Chiyonosuke Azuma Also in Akō Rōshi and Ninkyō Shimizu-minato
Isao Yamagata Also in Akō Rōshi and Ninkyō Shimizu-minato
Chiezō Kataoka Also in Akō Rōshi and Ninkyō Shimizu-minato
Jūshirō Konoe Also in Akō Rōshi and Runway to Hell
Ryūtarō Ōtomo Also in Akō Rōshi and Ninkyō Shimizu-minato
Yorozuya Kinnosuke Also in Akō Rōshi and Ninkyō Shimizu-minato
Hiromi Hanazono Also in Seven from Edo and The Lost Public Funds
Kenji Mizoguchi Directed The 47 Ronin (1941)
Mieko Takamine Also in The 47 Ronin and Five Men of Edo
Kazuo Mori Directed Nishikie Edosugata Hatamoto to Machiyakko (1939)
Eitarō Shindō Also in Akō Rōshi and Ninkyō Shimizu-minato
Isamu Kosugi Also in The 47 Ronin and Tengu hikyaku
Shirō Fukai Wrote The 47 Ronin and Nazo no yurei-sen
Mitsuko Miura Also in The 47 Ronin (1941)
Ōkawa Hashizō II Also in Akō Rōshi and Ninkyō Shimizu-minato
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata Also in Akō Rōshi and Ninkyō Shimizu-minato
Yoshikata Yoda Wrote The 47 Ronin and Five Men of Edo
Kōkichi Takada Also in Five Men of Edo (1951)
Kensaku Hara Also in Lord of Steel Heart and Kisaragi Sword
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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" 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.
