Portrait of Utaemon Ichikawa

Acting

Utaemon Ichikawa

Career

Active from 1927 to 1992, with a break from 1974 to 1985, busiest in 1960 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin
GoodWatch score74/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Feudal Japan 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Samurai Revenge 2
  • Japanese Period Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
The Diary of Chuji's Travels
The Diary of Chuji's Travels (1992)

TV show

1980s

2 titles
Sanada Yukimura
Sanada Yukimura (1989)

TV show

Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches (1986)

TV show · as Mito Mitsukuni

1970s

1 title
The Bored Samurai
The Bored Samurai (1973)

TV show

1960s

13 titles
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter (1963)

as Kumokiri Nizaemon

The Mysterious Cape
The Mysterious Cape (1963)

as Saotome Mondonosuke

Kisaragi Sword
Kisaragi Sword (1962)

as Tsukinosuke Ryûtan

Showdown at Lightning Pass
Showdown at Lightning Pass (1962)

as Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu

Lord of Steel Heart
Lord of Steel Heart (1961)

as Matabei Goto

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)

as Yamanouchi Iganosuke

The Cave of the Vampire Bats
The Cave of the Vampire Bats (1961)

as Saotome Mondonosuke

Runway to Hell
Runway to Hell (1960)

as Sôshun Kôchiyama

Ninja Assassins
Ninja Assassins (1960)

as Saotome Mondonosuke

Queen of the Treasure Island
Queen of the Treasure Island (1960)

as Chusuke Yamakawa

The Samurai Markets
The Samurai Markets (1960)

as Chûsuke Yamakawa

Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
Ooka Seidan: Devil Image (1960)

as Ooka Tadasuke

1950s

18 titles
A Spectacular Showdown
A Spectacular Showdown (1959)

as Sasagawa no Shigezo

The Acrobats of Death
The Acrobats of Death (1959)

as Saotome Mondonosuke

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute (1958)

as Saotome Mondonosuke

Seven from Edo
Seven from Edo (1958)

as Katsukawa

A Chivalrous Spirit
A Chivalrous Spirit (1958)

as Nikichi

Shadow Over Fuji
Shadow Over Fuji (1957)

as Sato

Shimizu Port of Chivalry
Shimizu Port of Chivalry (1957)

as Boss Omaeda

Rebellion
Rebellion (1957)

as Satahiko

The Mansion of Intrigue
The Mansion of Intrigue (1957)

as Saotome Mondonosuke

Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tsukigata Hanpeita (1952)

as Tsukigata Hanpeita

The Beggar General
The Beggar General (1952)

as Gotō Mototsugu

Five Men of Edo
Five Men of Edo (1951)

as Jurozaemon Mizuno

1940s

3 titles · average score 74
Goblin Courier
Goblin Courier (1949)

as Haiyaku tengu no Chōta

The March of the Restoration
The March of the Restoration (1942)

as Kogoro Katsura

The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin (1941)
GoodWatch score 74

as Tsunatoyo Tokugawa

1930s

1 title
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1932)

as Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei Kakimi

1920s

1 title
Skull
Skull (1927)

as Reinosuke Ushio