Utaemon Ichikawa
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 11, 1904
Day of Death: September 16, 1999 (96 years old)
Place of Birth: Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, 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.
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Actor Ooka Tadasuke
Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
Actor Chûsuke Yamakawa
The Samurai Markets
Actor
素浪人百万石
Actor Sôshun Kôchiyama
Runway to Hell
Actor Saotome Mondonosuke
Ninja Assassins
Actor Saotome Mondonosuke
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
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Road of Chivalry
Actor
Lord Mito: All Star Version
Actor
Lord of Red Banner
Actor
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1959
Actor
The 47 Masterless Samurai
Actor Sasagawa no Shigezo
A Spectacular Showdown
Actor Saotome Mondonosuke
The Acrobats of Death
Actor
No Stronger Swords
Actor Saotome Mondonosuke
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
Actor
A Sword Against Intrigue
Actor
Bloody Battle at Dawn
Actor
The Unleashed Lord
Actor
Turbulent Highways
