Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

Sugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and bad people.

A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famous spear fighter and warrior, is a vassal of lord...

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

Bored Hatamoto film #2

Bored Hatamoto film #4

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

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...

Four thousand gold coins were stolen from the vault of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, which were collected as a tax to the shogun. The guard of Nijo castle...

Bored Hatamoto film #1