Utaemon Ichikawa

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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 …

  • Acting
  • Born 11 February 1904
  • Died 16 September 1999 (age 95)
  • Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
  • 117 credits

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Most-watched Utaemon Ichikawa films currently: The 47 Ronin (1941), A Spectacular Showdown (1959), Lord Mito: All Star Version (1960), Knightly Advice (1962), Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi (1963).

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Selected TV credits: The Bored Samurai (1973), The Diary of Chuji's Travels (1992), Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches (1986), Sanada Yukimura (1989).

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