Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

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

A film adaptation of the María Luz Incident from the early Meiji period that sparked widespread public debate.

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at...

Film about Ghost-Cat.

This is the story of Gonpachi, a ronin who falls in love with the daughter of a man he had killed many years before.

Marune Santaro directed this actionner about two fearless Kobe Harbor Patrol Officers who fight to keep the city safe from the dreaded Crimson Z...

A Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a mysterious standoff over the Secret Book of Aoi, which...

During the Warring States period, immediately after Hideyoshi Hashiba defeated Mitsuhide Akechi at the Battle of Yamazaki, in the village of Ogurisu...

Bored Hatamoto film #3

The deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at Jigokudani, a place along his journey through various...

A rare film which depicts the tragic fate of a Christian lord who fought for his fate in the Edo period. Of note is Utaemon Ichikawa's extraordinary...

Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior councilor Matsudaira Sakon Shogen. He was commonly known...

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.

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