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Utaemon Ichikawa
Acting
11 Feb 1904
† 16 Sept 1999
Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
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 ...
Also Known As
Утаэмон Итикава
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Utaemon Ichikawa's Movies
69%
The 47 Ronin
08 Dec 1941
60%
Road of Chivalry
03 Jan 1960
50%
Seven from Edo
30 Apr 1958
63%
A Spectacular Showdown
09 Aug 1959
62%
Samurai Hawk
05 Mar 1961
74%
The 47 Masterless Samurai
15 Jan 1959
70%
Runway to Hell
03 May 1960
54%
Lord Mito
11 Aug 1957
58%
The Acrobats of Death
09 Jan 1959
60%
The Ako Retainers
28 Mar 1961
78%
Lord of Steel Heart
09 Jan 1961
50%
Bloody Battle at Dawn
10 Oct 1959
65%
Skull
10 May 1927
55%
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
12 Aug 1958
72%
A Color Print of Edo
10 May 1939
55%
Kisaragi Sword
08 Apr 1962
57%
Fencing Master
26 Aug 1950
80%
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
03 Jan 1957
83%
Lord Mito: All Star Version
07 Aug 1960
65%
Drenched Swallow Gonpachi
14 Oct 1958
