Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

When Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the samurai Kochiyama Soshun agrees to assist.

Sugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and bad people.

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

Directed by Daisuke Ito.

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

This is the story of Gonpachi, a ronin who falls in love with the daughter of a man he had killed many years before.

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 Asaka Keinosuke, disguised as a komuso monk, proceeds to investigate the theft, traces of thieves lead to Edo, where Asaka goes.

Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa and leaves the clan. Seven years later, he joins Toyotomi Hideyori's army. Filmed in 1945 and released in 1952.

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.