Utaemon Ichikawa
b. 1904 — d. 1999 (aged 95)
Kagawa, Japan
Actor
Cinematographer
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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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko
1973 Actor
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The Daimyo Spy
1964 Actor
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★ 6.2
Street of Wandering Men
1963 Actor
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Shinsengumi ketsufu roku - Kondo isami
1963 Actor
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Terrible Record of Kumokiri
1963 Actor
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Tokaido Fullhouse
1963 Actor
Tesshu Yamaoka
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Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Cape
1963 Actor
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Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Cape
1963 Actor
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★ 6.9
Drunken Sword
1962 Actor
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★ 6.9
Knightly Advice
1962 Actor
Shogun's uncle
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★ 6.4
Inazuma tôge no kettô
1962 Actor
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The Boring Retainer: The Mysterious Coral Mansion
1962 Actor
Suinosuke Saotome
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Otoko dokyô no ayame kasa
1962 Actor
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★ 7.5
Ronin of Ako
1961 Actor
Hizaka
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★ 6.1
Fighting Daimyo
1961 Actor
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★ 8.1
Happyakuman goku ni idomu otoko
1961 Actor
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★ 6.2
Bored Hatamoto: The Cave of the Vampire Bats
1961 Actor
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Hakko ryukitai
1961 Actor
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Gonkurô tabi nikki
1961 Actor
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Hatamoto kenka taka
1961 Actor
Daikichi Takara
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Nazo no shichi-iro dono
1961 Actor
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★ 6.7
Gambler's Code on the Nakasendo
1960 Actor
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★ 6.4
Tenpô rokkasen - Jigoku no hanamichi
1960 Actor
Sôshun Kôchiyama
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★ 7.0
Lord Mito 3: All Star Version
1960 Actor
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★ 6.4
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
1960 Actor
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Queen of the Treasure Island
1960 Actor
Chusuke Yamakawa
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Bored Hatamoto - Riddle of the Assassin's Group
1960 Actor
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Kurobe dani no dai kenkyaku
1960 Actor
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Rônin ichiba - Asayake tengu
1960 Actor
Chûsuke Yamakawa
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Ôoka seidan: Mazô-hen
1960 Actor
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Arakure daimyô
1960 Actor
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Wakasame torimon-cho
1960 Actor
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Mystery of the Assassination Squad
1960 Actor
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★ 7.2
The 47 Masterless Samurai
1959 Actor
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★ 6.0
The River of Fury
1959 Actor
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★ 6.9
No Stronger Swords
1959 Actor
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★ 6.6
Bored Hatamoto: Acrobats of Death
1959 Actor
Saotome Mondonosuke
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★ 6.4
Sanguine Battle
1959 Actor
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Haruna hayashi: Kenka taka
1959 Actor
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Abare daimyô
1959 Actor
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Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Fire
1959 Actor
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★ 7.4
The Tough in a Purple Hood
1958 Actor
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★ 5.8
Hatamoto taikutsu otoko
1958 Actor
Saotome Mondonosuke
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★ 6.5
A Chivalrous Spirit
1958 Actor
Nikichi
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★ 6.3
Nuretsubame: kurenai gonbachi
1958 Actor
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★ 6.2
Seven from Edo
1958 Actor
Katsukawa
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The Lost Public Funds
1958 Actor
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Senryô-jishi
1958 Actor
Tsurutarô Matsudaira
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Eight Views of Samurai
1958 Actor
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Kenka taiheiki
1958 Actor
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Sword Against Fate
1958 Actor
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Aoi hi cho
1958 Actor
Uotaro Toge
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★ 6.5
Fuji ni tatsu kage
1957 Actor
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★ 6.4
Lord Mito 1
1957 Actor
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★ 7.5
Port of Honor
1957 Actor
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★ 5.3
Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of the Snake Princess' Mansion
1957 Actor
Hatamoto
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★ 7.4
Hayatozoku no hanran
1957 Actor
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Daimyô hayashi: Kôhen
1957 Actor
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Hana matsuri otoko dôchû
1957 Actor
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Matatabi otoko hakkei: Tonosama karasu
1957 Actor
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Ma no kurenai tokage
1957 Actor
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Daimyô bayashi
1957 Actor
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Kogane no fukumaden
1957 Actor
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no gurentô
1957 Actor
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Kai kenshi warai no men
1956 Actor
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Yakuza daimyô
1956 Actor
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Ancient Coins
1956 Actor
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Chichiko daka
1956 Actor
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no yûrei-sen
1956 Actor
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Shuzaya makari tôru
1956 Actor
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Tora musô keizu
1955 Actor
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Satsuma hikyaku: Kanketsuhen
1955 Actor
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Wind and Clouds in the Valley of Shogi
1955 Actor
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no kettô-jô
1955 Actor
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The Jailed Bride
1955 Actor
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no fushimaden
1955 Actor
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Satsuma hikyaku
1955 Actor
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Koi tengu
1955 Actor
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Ashura shitennô
1955 Actor
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no hyakuman-ryô
1954 Actor
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no kaijin yashiki
1954 Actor
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Kôsetsu Araki Mataemon: Akatsuki no sanjûhachi bangiri
1954 Actor
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Kagebôshi ichiban tegara: Yôi Chûshingura
1954 Actor
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Henka daimyô
1954 Actor
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Naruto hichô: Kôhen
1954 Actor
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Naruto hichô: Zenpen
1954 Actor
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Shippû aizô tôge
1954 Actor
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Aizen douchû: Otoko no chimatsuri
1954 Actor
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Dokuro yashiki
1954 Actor
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Zoku henka daimyô
1954 Actor
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Hibari no utau tamatebako
1953 Actor
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Asayake Fuji: Kôhen
1953 Actor
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Jonan kaidô
1953 Actor
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Shinsho taikôki: Kyûshû okehazama
1953 Actor
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Shinpen abare kasa: Zenpen
1953 Actor
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Shinpen abare kasa: Kôhen
1953 Actor
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Surô ninbugyô
1953 Actor
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Asayake fuji: Zenpen
1953 Actor
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Nichirin
1953 Actor
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Beranmee shishi
1953 Actor