Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

Directed by Daisuke Ito.

Sugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and bad people.

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...

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...

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

Bored Hatamoto film #5

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

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

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

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

Bored Hatamoto film #3