Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

Adaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.

Bored Hatamoto movie #14

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...

1962 Japanese movie

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Bored Hatamoto film #19

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

Four thousand gold coins were stolen from the vault of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, which were collected as a tax to the shogun. The guard of Nijo castle...

Bored Hatamoto film #6

Part of the Bored Hatamoto series. The most popular samurai in Edo, Saotome Mondonosuke, known to most as the "Bored Hatamoto" is the only one who...

Bored Hatamoto film #9

Film about Ghost-Cat.

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...

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...

Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style...

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

Magistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.