Utaemon Ichikawa

Utaemon Ichikawa

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 Vass...

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Thus the Divine Wind Blows

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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki

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G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape

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Ooka Seidan: Devil Image

As Ooka Tadasuke

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The 47 Ronin

As Tsunatoyo Tokugawa

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Eight Views of Samurai

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The Samurai Markets

As Chûsuke Yamakawa

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A Thousand Standards of Stone

As Sôkichi Fudôyama

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旗本退屈男 謎の幽霊船

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Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki

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旗本退屈男 謎の決闘状

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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Shichinin no hanayome

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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Dokusatsu maden

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Kisaragi Sword

As Tsukinosuke Ryûtan

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Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes

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Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

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The Imposter

As 早乙女主水之助

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Skull

As Reinosuke Ushio

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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1

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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2

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Flowers on the Trail

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The Sun

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旗本退屈男 謎の怪人屋敷

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花吹雪男祭り 

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朱鞘罷り通る

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Ancient Coins

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Shadow Over Fuji

As Sato

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Kokusai Mitsuyudan

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Epic Crash

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疾風愛憎峠

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旗本退屈男 謎の百万両

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続変化大名

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Fencing Master

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Kojiki Taishô

As Gotō Mototsugu

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牢獄の花嫁

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Aoi Secret Book

As Uotaro Toge

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The Lord's spy

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紅顏鼓笛隊

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

As Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei Kakimi

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豪快三人男

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旗本退屈男謎の伏魔殿

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Drenched Swallow Gonpachi

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素浪人百万石

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東海水滸伝

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Samurai Hawk

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Five Men of Edo

As Jurozaemon Mizuno

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Seven from Edo

As Katsukawa

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Botan dôrô

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The 47 Masterless Samurai

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Runway to Hell

As Sôshun Kôchiyama

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A Spectacular Showdown

As Sasagawa no Shigezo

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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

As Yamanouchi Iganosuke

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Tsukigata Hanpeita

As Tsukigata Hanpeita

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A Chivalrous Spirit

As Nikichi

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Lord Mito

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Shimizu Port of Chivalry

As Boss Omaeda

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The Mansion of Intrigue

As Saotome Mondonosuke

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旗本退屈男

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京へ上がった退屈男

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仙台に現はれた退屈男

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江戸へ帰った退屈男

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爆走する退屈男

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中仙道を行く退屈男

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十万石を裁く退屈男

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富士に立つ退屈男

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宝の山に入る退屈男

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旗本退屈男 唐人街の鬼

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旗本退屈男 八百八丁罷り通る

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旗本退屈男 どくろ屋敷

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旗本退屈男 謎の紅蓮塔

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The Acrobats of Death

As Saotome Mondonosuke

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Ninja Assassins

As Saotome Mondonosuke

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The Mysterious Cape

As Saotome Mondonosuke

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Showdown at Lightning Pass

As Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu

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Samurai Knights

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The Ako Retainers

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Rebellion

As Satahiko

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Drunken Sword

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No Stronger Swords

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Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy

As Saotome Mondonosuke

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Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

As Saotome Mondonosuke

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Jiruba no Tetsu

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A Prisoner in Search of Daughter

As Kumokiri Nizaemon

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The Killing of Otsuya

As Shinsuke

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Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return

As Saotome Mondonosuke

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A Sword Against Intrigue

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Tokaido Fullhouse

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Street of Wandering Men

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Road of Chivalry

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Virtue in Spades

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Knightly Advice

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Travels of Gonkuro

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The Cave of the Vampire Bats

As Saotome Mondonosuke

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The Lost Public Funds

As Asaka Keinosuke

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Lord Mito: All Star Version

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Lord of Steel Heart

As Matabei Goto

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Bloody Battle at Dawn

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Lords of Oppression

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Lords of Oppression 2

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The Unleashed Lord

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Lord of Red Banner

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Goblin Warrior

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Golden Valley

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Turbulent Highways

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Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

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The Swordsman In The Golden Valley

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Four Swordsmen of Ashura

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A Color Print of Edo

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Masujiro Omura

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Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki

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Goblin Courier

As Haiyaku tengu no Chōta

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Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches

As Mito Mitsukuni

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The Diary of Chuji's Travels

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Sanada Yukimura

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The Bored Samurai