Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

This is the only surviving "Mito Komon Manyu-ki" film. This release also known as Adrift Tour Memoir is an 80-minute compilation of the first and...

When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent...

The success story of a group of ronin who fights against traffickers during the Edo Tenpo period.

Directed by Daisuke Ito.

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

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

The Color Print of Edo is a 1939 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Kazuo Mori. It is a cheerful period...

Ryujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy patients. When Saotome, a sword master and guard of...

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

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

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...

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Bored Hatamoto film #16.

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

Bored Hatamoto movie #15

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...

At the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and Kakusan, and the appearance of the heroic woman Oshin,...

A film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi Fudoyama.

Bored Hatamoto film #5