Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

In the early 18th-century, Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The...

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...

The second part of an action-packed action movie about the struggle between smugglers, the Japanese Coast Guard and G-men. Having caught a suspicious...

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

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

Depicting Katsu Kaishu's youth.

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

Bored Hatamoto film #16.

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

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

While the story of the Ako Clan's vendetta has been told countless times, never before has there been an array of major motion picture stars to bring...

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...

Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa...

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai...

The first film produced by Daiei.