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Utaemon Ichikawa is a Actor Japonais born on 11 february 1904 at Marugame (Japon)

Utaemon Ichikawa

Utaemon Ichikawa
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Nationality Japon
Birth 11 february 1904 at Marugame (Japon)
Death 16 september 1999 (at 95 years) at Osaka City (Japon)

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. 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. 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. Utaemon appeared in over 300 films during his career. His son, Kin'ya Kitaōji, is also a famous actor in film and television.

Biography

Durant son enfance, Utaemon Ichikawa apprend la danse classique buyō. Il fait ses débuts au cinéma en 1925 au sein de la société Makino Film Productions de Shōzō Makino, dans le film Kurokami jigoku. Sa gestuelle élégante et son incomparable maniement du sabre font rapidement de lui une star. Il gagne rapidement en popularité et, suivant l'exemple de vedettes de chez Makino comme Tsumasaburō Bandō, il lance en 1927 sa propre société de production indépendante, Utaemon Ichikawa Productions.

Il est l'acteur vedette de la série « Mikazuki, le samouraï gentilhomme » (旗本退屈男, Hatamoto taikutsu otoko) qui retrace les aventures de Mondonosuke Saotome, un hatamoto de l'époque d'Edo qui porte sur le front une cicatrice en forme de croissant de lune. Cette série tournée entre 1930 et 1963 se compose de trente films et connait un grand succès.

Quand la Toei est créée en 1951, il en devient l'acteur vedette et membre de son conseil d'administration, tout comme Chiezō Kataoka, un autre acteur très populaire. Mais au milieu des années 1960, la Toei se spécialise dans les films de yakuzas, et Ichikawa Utaemon se tourne alors vers le théâtre.

Utaemon Ichikawa décède en 1999 à l'âge de 92 ans. Il a tourné dans 320 films entre 1925 et 1981.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Utaemon Ichikawa (7 films)

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Actor

Shimizu Port of Chivalry, 1h43
Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
Genres Drama, Historical, Crime
Actors Chiezō Kataoka, Eijirō Tōno, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Utaemon Ichikawa, Hashizo Okawa, Kinnosuke Nakamura
Roles Boss Omaeda
Rating71% 3.5601553.5601553.5601553.5601553.560155
As the gangster boss of the Tokaido Road, Jirocho (Cheizo Kataoka) sends his men to track down a fugitive, who has killed Jirocho's associate. They eventually find the fugitive hiding out at the property of another gangster boss, Kansuke (Eijiro Tono), who unknowingly shelters a wanted man.
The 47 Ronin, 3h43
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Théâtre, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Films based on plays
Actors Mieko Takamine, Daisuke Katō, Isamu Kosugi, Masao Shimizu, Utaemon Ichikawa, Mitsuko Miura
Roles Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
Rating71% 3.5943153.5943153.5943153.5943153.594315
Après l'injuste condamnation à se faire hara-kiri infligée à un jeune samouraï, quarante-sept de ses compagnons le vengent en se faisant à leur tour hara-kiri sur sa tombe.
Skull
Skull (1927)
, 32minutes
Actors Utaemon Ichikawa, Kokuten Kōdō
Roles Reinosuke Ushio
Rating66% 3.308493.308493.308493.308493.30849