Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

This is the story of Gonpachi, a ronin who falls in love with the daughter of a man he had killed many years before.

Bored Hatamoto film #17

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style...

1945 Japanese movie

While the story of the Ako Clan's vendetta has been told countless times, never before has there been an array of major motion picture stars to bring...

A film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi Fudoyama.

1945 Japanese movie

Bored Hatamoto movie #11

A rare film which depicts the tragic fate of a Christian lord who fought for his fate in the Edo period. Of note is Utaemon Ichikawa's extraordinary...

Magistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.

Bored Hatamoto film #8

Bored Hatamoto film #10

Utaemon Ichikawa plays the role of Hikoshiro Navate, who has a strong sense of justice and opposes power and tyranny with his will and spirit.

A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline.