Where to watch Utaemon Ichikawa in the UK
Find every Utaemon Ichikawa film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 17 June 2026.
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 …
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- Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches (1986) as Mito Mitsukuni
- Drenched Swallow Gonpachi (1958) Cast
- The Bored Samurai (1973) Cast
- Turbulent Highways (1959) Cast
- Sanada Yukimura (1989) Cast
- The 47 Ronin (1941) as Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
- Kisaragi Sword (1962) as Tsukinosuke Ryûtan
- A Spectacular Showdown (1959) as Sasagawa no Shigezo
- The Diary of Chuji's Travels (1992) Cast
- Lord Mito (1957) Cast
- The Ako Retainers (1961) Cast
- A Chivalrous Spirit (1958) as Nikichi
- Kojiki Taishô (1952) as Gotō Mototsugu
- Road of Chivalry (1960) Cast
- No Stronger Swords (1959) Cast
- Shimizu Port of Chivalry (1957) as Boss Omaeda
- Lord Mito: All Star Version (1960) Cast
- Drunken Sword (1962) Cast
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Most-watched Utaemon Ichikawa films currently: Drenched Swallow Gonpachi (1958), Turbulent Highways (1959), The 47 Ronin (1941), Kisaragi Sword (1962), A Spectacular Showdown (1959).
What TV shows has Utaemon Ichikawa appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches (1986), The Bored Samurai (1973), Sanada Yukimura (1989), The Diary of Chuji's Travels (1992).
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