Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

A story of revenge between two samurai families on the Igagoe Road. Araki Mataemon born in the province of Iga. He studied the art of the sword under...

Bored Hatamoto film #5

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...

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

Bored Hatamoto film #16.

Bored Hatamoto film #3

Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior councilor Matsudaira Sakon Shogen. He was commonly known...

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.

During the Warring States period, immediately after Hideyoshi Hashiba defeated Mitsuhide Akechi at the Battle of Yamazaki, in the village of Ogurisu...

Bored Hatamoto film #10

A rare film which depicts the tragic fate of a Christian lord who fought for his fate in the Edo period. Of note is Utaemon Ichikawa's extraordinary...

Marune Santaro directed this actionner about two fearless Kobe Harbor Patrol Officers who fight to keep the city safe from the dreaded Crimson Z...

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...

Bored Hatamoto film #6

Depicting Katsu Kaishu's youth.

Bored Hatamoto film #4