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    Utaemon Ichikawa

    1904-02-11 (120 years old) in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

    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.

    Movies

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    The Lord's spy
    0 %|Jan 26, 1964
    Drama, History
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    Street of Wandering Men
    60 %|Feb 17, 1963
    Action, Drama
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    The Mysterious Cape
    0 %|Jan 9, 1963
    Action, Drama
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    Tokaido Fullhouse
    70 %|Jan 3, 1963
    Action, Drama
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    Drunken Sword
    0 %|Sep 1, 1962
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    Kisaragi Sword
    55 %|Apr 8, 1962
    Action
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    Knightly Advice
    70 %|Jan 31, 1962
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    Travels of Gonkuro
    50 %|Dec 6, 1961
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    The Cave of the Vampire Bats
    60 %|Aug 1, 1961
    Mystery, Action, Drama
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    Samurai Knights
    0 %|May 11, 1961
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    The Ako Retainers
    52 %|Mar 28, 1961
    Action, Drama
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    Samurai Hawk
    52 %|Mar 5, 1961
    History, Drama
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    Lord of Steel Heart
    50 %|Jan 9, 1961
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    素浪人百万石
    0 %|Nov 15, 1960
    Drama, History
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    Ninja Assassins
    60 %|Jun 29, 1960
    Action
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    Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
    0 %|May 22, 1960
    Drama
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    Runway to Hell
    65 %|May 3, 1960
    Action, Drama
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    The Samurai Markets
    0 %|Mar 22, 1960
    Drama
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    Lord of Red Banner
    0 %|Feb 14, 1960
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    Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
    0 %|Jan 9, 1960
    Action, Drama
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    Road of Chivalry
    54 %|Jan 3, 1960
    Crime, Drama
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    A Sword Against Intrigue
    0 %|Oct 23, 1959
    Action, Drama
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    Bloody Battle at Dawn
    50 %|Oct 10, 1959
    Drama, History
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    A Spectacular Showdown
    58 %|Aug 9, 1959
    Action
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    No Stronger Swords
    60 %|May 5, 1959
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    Turbulent Highways
    0 %|Mar 25, 1959
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    The Unleashed Lord
    0 %|Feb 10, 1959
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    The 47 Masterless Samurai
    72 %|Jan 15, 1959
    History, Drama
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    The Acrobats of Death
    58 %|Jan 9, 1959
    Action, Drama
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    The Lost Public Funds
    100 %|Nov 11, 1958
    Drama, Crime, Adventure
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    Drenched Swallow Gonpachi
    60 %|Oct 14, 1958
    Drama, Action
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    Epic Crash
    0 %|Sep 23, 1958
    Drama
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    Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
    50 %|Aug 12, 1958
    Action, Drama
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    Eight Views of Samurai
    60 %|May 27, 1958
    Drama, History
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    Seven from Edo
    50 %|Apr 30, 1958
    Drama
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    Aoi Secret Book
    0 %|Mar 25, 1958
    Drama, Thriller, History
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    A Chivalrous Spirit
    70 %|Jan 3, 1958
    Drama, Crime
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    The Mansion of Intrigue
    0 %|Dec 28, 1957
    Action, Comedy
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    Shadow Over Fuji
    0 %|Oct 29, 1957
    Drama, History
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    Lord Mito
    54 %|Aug 11, 1957
    Drama
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    Rebellion
    60 %|Apr 30, 1957
    Drama
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    Lords of Oppression 2
    0 %|Mar 27, 1957
    Drama
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    Lords of Oppression
    0 %|Mar 13, 1957
    Drama
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    Flowers on the Trail
    0 %|Jan 29, 1957
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    Shimizu Port of Chivalry
    75 %|Jan 3, 1957
    Drama, Crime, History
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    朱鞘罷り通る
    0 %|Nov 20, 1956
    actor
    Ancient Coins
    0 %|Aug 29, 1956
    History, Adventure
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    旗本退屈男 謎の幽霊船
    0 %|Jul 12, 1956
    Adventure
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    Virtue in Spades
    0 %|May 3, 1956
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    旗本退屈男謎の伏魔殿
    0 %|Dec 25, 1955
    Drama
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    牢獄の花嫁
    0 %|Aug 29, 1955
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    Four Swordsmen of Ashura
    0 %|Apr 26, 1955
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    Golden Valley
    0 %|Mar 30, 1955
    Drama
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    Goblin Warrior
    0 %|Jan 21, 1955
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    続変化大名
    0 %|Nov 15, 1954
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    疾風愛憎峠
    0 %|Mar 10, 1954
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    The Sun
    0 %|Nov 18, 1953
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    花吹雪男祭り 
    0 %|Nov 29, 1952
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    Tsukigata Hanpeita
    70 %|May 29, 1952
    Drama, History
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    Kojiki Taishô
    0 %|Apr 3, 1952
    History, Drama
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    The Imposter
    0 %|Jan 14, 1952
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    Five Men of Edo
    50 %|Nov 22, 1951
    Action, Drama
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    豪快三人男
    0 %|May 5, 1951
    History
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    The Killing of Otsuya
    0 %|Feb 17, 1951
    History, Drama
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    A Thousand Standards of Stone
    0 %|Dec 31, 1950
    Drama
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    Fencing Master
    60 %|Aug 26, 1950
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    Jiruba no Tetsu
    0 %|Aug 12, 1950
    Drama
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    G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
    0 %|Jan 3, 1950
    Drama, Action, Crime
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    Goblin Courier
    60 %|Jan 4, 1949
    History
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    東海水滸伝
    0 %|Jul 12, 1945
    actor
    紅顏鼓笛隊
    0 %|Apr 12, 1945
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    Thus the Divine Wind Blows
    0 %|Aug 11, 1944
    Drama, History
    actor
    Kokusai Mitsuyudan
    0 %|May 11, 1944
    actor
    Masujiro Omura
    0 %|Jan 14, 1942
    Drama
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    The 47 Ronin
    69 %|Dec 8, 1941
    Drama, History
    actor
    A Color Print of Edo
    72 %|May 10, 1939
    Drama, Action
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    Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki
    0 %|Jan 22, 1938
    Drama, History
    actor
    爆走する退屈男
    0 %|Aug 10, 1933
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    The Loyal 47 Ronin
    0 %|Mar 1, 1932
    Drama
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    旗本退屈男
    0 %|Oct 17, 1930
    actor
    Skull
    65 %|May 10, 1927
    Drama
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    Botan dôrô
    0 %|Jan 1, 1926
    Horror

    Series

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    The Diary of Chuji's Travels
    0 %|Feb 24, 1992
    Drama
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    Sanada Yukimura
    0 %|Jan 1, 1989
    actor
    The Bored Samurai
    0 %|Oct 2, 1973
    Drama