Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

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...

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

Magistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.

Adaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.

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

At a tavern in Shimoda, Ronin Tadakazu Yamakawa saved a samurai girl named Mino from the clutches of the Benten family. When Mino's father, Kyohei...

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...

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.

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

An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this...

Bored Hatamoto movie #29

Directed by Daisuke Ito.

Master swordsman and loyal 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date...

When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades...

Bored Hatamoto film #19

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

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...

Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.