Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

A bold and cheerful tale that broke new ground in the historical drama genre.

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

A historical drama spanning three generations, centered on the Sydney Special Attack Unit. Recommended by the Ministry of Education.

A spearman who had long admired the samurai rises up after learning of cruelty of the samurai class.

Bored Hatamoto film #17

Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When...

The first film produced by Daiei.

When Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the samurai Kochiyama Soshun agrees to assist.

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 young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa.

A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.

A film adaptation of the story “Gonzo and Sukejū” from a new perspective.

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

In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later,...

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they...

Set against the backdrop of the Great Fire of Edo, this story depicts the conflict between the town fire brigades and the daimyo’s fire...