Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When...

Depicting Katsu Kaishu's youth.

Directed by Daisuke Ito.

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

A young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa.

A film adaptation of the story “Gonzo and Sukejū” from a new perspective.

A spearman who had long admired the samurai rises up after learning of cruelty of the samurai class.

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...

Bored Hatamoto film #20

A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.

The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexperienced Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune from the evil...

The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open official secret, took place on the...

Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa...

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

A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famous spear fighter and warrior, is a vassal of lord...