Utaemon Ichikawa Movies

Adaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.

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

This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside...

Bored Hatamoto movie #14

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

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

Bored Hatamoto film #21

A historical drama spanning three generations, centered on the Sydney Special Attack Unit. Recommended by the Ministry of Education.

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.

1962 Japanese movie

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

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they...

Bored Hatamoto film #4

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 of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as...