Utaemon Ichikawa (市川 右太衛門, Ichikawa Utaemon, 25 February 1907 – 16 September 1999) was a Japanese film actor famous for starring roles in jidaigeki from the 1920s to the 1960s. Trained in kabuki from childhood, he made his film debut in 1925 at Makino Film Productions under Shōzō Makino.[1] Quickly gaining popularity, he followed the example of Makino stars such as Tsumasaburō Bandō in starting his own independent production company, Utaemon Ichikawa Productions, in 1927.[1] It was there he first began the "Idle Vassal" (Hatamoto taikutsu otoko) series, which would become his signature role. When his company folded in 1936 as sound film came to the fore, he moved to Shinkō Kinema and then Daiei Studios before helping form the Toei Company after World War II. He served on the board of directors along with fellow samurai star Chiezō Kataoka.[1] Utaemon appeared in over 300 films during his career.[2] His son, Kin'ya Kitaōji, is also a famous actor in film and television.
utaemon, ichikawa, 市川, 右太衛門, ichikawa, utaemon, february, 1907, september, 1999, japanese, film, actor, famous, starring, roles, jidaigeki, from, 1920s, 1960s, trained, kabuki, from, childhood, made, film, debut, 1925, makino, film, productions, under, shōzō, . Utaemon Ichikawa 市川 右太衛門 Ichikawa Utaemon 25 February 1907 16 September 1999 was a Japanese film actor famous for starring roles in jidaigeki from the 1920s to the 1960s Trained in kabuki from childhood he made his film debut in 1925 at Makino Film Productions under Shōzō Makino 1 Quickly gaining popularity he followed the example of Makino stars such as Tsumasaburō Bandō in starting his own independent production company Utaemon Ichikawa Productions in 1927 1 It was there he first began the Idle Vassal Hatamoto taikutsu otoko series which would become his signature role When his company folded in 1936 as sound film came to the fore he moved to Shinkō Kinema and then Daiei Studios before helping form the Toei Company after World War II He served on the board of directors along with fellow samurai star Chiezō Kataoka 1 Utaemon appeared in over 300 films during his career 2 His son Kin ya Kitaōji is also a famous actor in film and television Utaemon Ichikawa市川右太衛門Utaemon IchikawaBorn 1907 02 25 February 25 1907Marugame Kagawa JapanDiedSeptember 16 1999 1999 09 16 aged 92 NationalityJapaneseOccupationFilm actor Contents 1 Selected filmography 2 Honours 3 References 4 External linksSelected filmography edit nbsp Kōkichi Takada left and Utaemon in 1950 Dokuro 恐苦呂 1927 Nishikie Edosugata Hatamoto to Machiyakko 錦絵江戸姿 旗本と街奴 The Color Print of Edo Hatamoto to Machiyakko 1939 The 47 Ronin 元禄忠臣蔵 Genroku chushingura 1941 1942 Kojiki Taishō 1952 Ninkyō Shimizu minato 任侠清水港 Ninkyō Shimizu minato 1957 The Idle Vassal House of the Snake Princess 旗本退屈男謎の蛇姫屋敷 Hatamoto taikutsu otoko Nazo no Hebihime yashiki 1957 Akō Rōshi 赤穂浪士 Akō Rōshi 1961 Honours editMedal with Purple Ribbon 1972 Order of the Rising Sun 4th Class Gold Rays with Rosette 1979 References edit a b c Ichikawa Utaemon Nihon jinmei daijiten in Japanese Kōdansha Retrieved 5 November 2010 Ichikawa Utaemon in Japanese Nihon eiga detabesu Retrieved 6 November 2010 External links editUtaemon Ichikawa at IMDb Utaemon Ichikawa at the Japanese Movie Database in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Utaemon Ichikawa amp oldid 1081030721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
