Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

Bored Hatamoto film #5

Bored Hatamoto film #8

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

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...

1945 Japanese movie

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...

Bored Hatamoto film #10

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 movie #14

Bored Hatamoto film #6

A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famous spear fighter and warrior, is a vassal of lord...

Bored Hatamoto film #4

Bored Hatamoto film #3

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...

Bored Hatamoto film #9

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

A young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa.

Bored Hatamoto film #2

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

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