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person_profile-Utaemon Ichikawa

Utaemon Ichikawa Died at age: 95

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Utaemon Ichikawa

Date of Birth:

Feb 11, 1904

Country of birth:

Japan

Died:

Sep 16, 1999

Biography of

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 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.

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Filmography of

Utaemon Ichikawa

Found 90 Movies in total

... 1964

A Prisoner in Search of Daughter

Kumokiri Nizaemon ( Actor )

... 1963

... 1963

... 1963

The Mysterious Cape

Saotome Mondonosuke ( Actor )

... 1963

... 1963

Showdown at Lightning Pass

Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu ( Actor )

... 1962

... 1962

Kisaragi Sword

Tsukinosuke Ryûtan ( Actor )

... 1962

... 1962

... 1962

... 1961

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

Yamanouchi Iganosuke ( Actor )

... 1961

The Cave of the Vampire Bats

Saotome Mondonosuke ( Actor )

... 1961

... 1961

... 1961

Lord of Steel Heart

Matabei Goto ( Actor )

... 1961

... 1960

... 1960

... 1960

Ninja Assassins

Saotome Mondonosuke ( Actor )

... 1960

Ooka Seidan: Devil Image

Ooka Tadasuke ( Actor )

... 1960

Runway to Hell

Sôshun Kôchiyama ( Actor )

... 1960

The Samurai Markets

Chûsuke Yamakawa ( Actor )

... 1960

... 1960

Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return

Saotome Mondonosuke ( Actor )

... 1960

... 1960

... 1959

... 1959

A Spectacular Showdown

Sasagawa no Shigezo ( Actor )

... 1959

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy

Saotome Mondonosuke ( Actor )

... 1959

... 1959

... 1959

... 1959

... 1959

The Acrobats of Death

Saotome Mondonosuke ( Actor )

... 1959

The Lost Public Funds

Asaka Keinosuke ( Actor )

... 1958

... 1958

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

Saotome Mondonosuke ( Actor )

... 1958

... 1958

Seven from Edo

Katsukawa ( Actor )

... 1958

Aoi Secret Book

Uotaro Toge ( Actor )

... 1958

A Chivalrous Spirit

Nikichi ( Actor )

... 1958

The Mansion of Intrigue

Saotome Mondonosuke ( Actor )

... 1957

Shadow Over Fuji

Sato ( Actor )

... 1957

... 1957

Rebellion

Satahiko ( Actor )

... 1957

... 1957

... 1957

... 1957

Shimizu Port of Chivalry

Boss Omaeda ( Actor )

... 1957

... 1956

... 1956

... 1956

... 1955

... 1955

... 1955

... 1955

... 1955

... 1955

... 1954

... 1954

... 1954

... 1954

... 1954

The Sun

Actor

... 1953

... 1953

... 1952

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita ( Actor )

... 1952

Kojiki Taishô

Gotō Mototsugu ( Actor )

... 1952

... 1952

... 1952

The Imposter

早乙女主水之助 ( Actor )

... 1952

Five Men of Edo

Jurozaemon Mizuno ( Actor )

... 1951

... 1951

... 1951

The Killing of Otsuya

Shinsuke ( Actor )

... 1951

A Thousand Standards of Stone

Sôkichi Fudôyama ( Actor )

... 1950

... 1950

... 1950

... 1950

... 1950

... 1950

... 1949

Goblin Courier

Haiyaku tengu no Chōta ( Actor )

... 1949

... 1945

... 1944

The 47 Ronin

Tsunatoyo Tokugawa ( Actor )

... 1941

... 1938

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei Kakimi ( Actor )

... 1932