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Utaemon Ichikawa
Actor
Born February 11, 1904Died September 16, 1999 (95 years)
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Cape · as Saotome Mondonosuke |
| 1963 | |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | Bored Hatamoto: The Cave of the Vampire Bats · as Saotome Mondonosuke |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | Fighting Daimyo · as Matabei Goto |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Bored Hatamoto - Riddle of the Assassin's Group · as Saotome Mondonosuke |
| 1960 | Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return · as Saotome Mondonosuke |
| 1960 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The River of Fury · as Sasagawa No Shigezo |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Bored Hatamoto: Acrobats of Death · as Saotome Mondonosuke |
| 1958 | Hatamoto taikutsu otoko · as Saotome Mondonosuke |
| 1958 | Seven from Edo · as Katsukawa |
| 1958 | A Chivalrous Spirit · as Nikichi |
| 1957 | Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of the Snake Princess' Mansion · as Saotome Mondonosuke |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Port of Honor · as Boss Omaeda |
| 1956 | |
| 1956 | Shuzaya makari tôru · as Cast |
| 1956 | |
| 1956 | The Seven Vows · as Kuranosuke Ôishi |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1954 | |
| 1954 | |
| 1952 | Kojiki taishô · as Cast |
| 1951 | Five Men of Edo · as Jurozaemon Mizuno |
| 1950 | |
| 1950 | |
| 1950 | |
| 1949 | Tengu hikyaku · as Haiyaku Tengu No Chōta |
| 1945 | Kojiki taishô · as Gotō Mototsugu |
| 1941 | The 47 Ronin · as Tsunatoyo Tokugawa |
| 1930 | Ken · as Cast |