Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

At the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and Kakusan, and the appearance of the heroic woman Oshin,...

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

A story about Ômura Masujirô

Bored Hatamoto film #19

When a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin decides to help her and a drunken calligrapher. In doing...

Bored Hatamoto film #17

Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess.

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

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...

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

Bored Hatamoto movie #11

Jidaigeki film from 1960

Bored Hatamoto movie #15

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the...

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

While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by the law. Meanwhile, one of his...