Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

Maeda Tsunanori, the lord of Kaga Domain, had two young princes - Katsumaru, the son of his legitimate wife, who died, and Yasunosuke, the son of his...

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...

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

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as...

In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumental battle to determine their survival.

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...

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

A story about Ômura Masujirô

A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline.

Adaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.

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

Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess.

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