Kodayu Ichikawa

AKA: 市川小太夫, Kodayû Uchikawa
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1902-01-26

Tokyo, Japan

Biography

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {67}

1957-05-07 9

The Young Avenger

Akitaro Orizuru, who set out on a journey to avenge his father's death in the darkness, returned to Itako, his hometown, where the Ayame Festival was approaching, for the first time in five years. His ...
Genre :Drama

Ichikaku Yasokawa

1953-02-05 0

An Edoite Judge

Period film about a feudal era judge living in Edo ...
Genre :Drama

1956-09-19 0

The Fiery Magistrate

Film adaption by Kenji Misumi ...
Genre :Drama

重松左次兵衛

1952-02-22 0

治郎吉格子

Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A man who looked like a merchant retrieved the wallet for her. Osan was a woman being sold off for the sake ...
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Denbei

1950-12-31 0

Somersault on the Way

A young boy named Chomatsu (Misora Hibari) lives with an old man Denbei near the grounds of Asakusa temple as bell ringers. In their house is an Echigo lion mask, a memento of Chomatsu's deceased fath ...
Genre :Music, Drama

新見内膳

1952-12-10 0

Passion Fire

The time was the first year of Keio (1865). Upon hearing the news that the Imperial Army was approaching Hida Takayama, the district head Shimizu Uzen fled to Edo. Local officials like Yoshida Bunsuke ...
Genre :Drama

松平左近将監

1952-01-14 0

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter

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 as the Bored Samurai of the Hatamoto rank. Just as h ...
Genre :Action, History

市川小団次

1953-04-15 0

お役者小僧

The phantom thief, known as the "Actor Kid", who was creating a stir in the Daimyo's mansion, especially in the inner chambers, was called Inaba Goutaro. He was the adopted son of a samurai, Inaba Bue ...
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水戸齋昭

1953-10-14 0

Hana no shôgai

In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His friend, the Kokugaku scholar Nagano Shuzen, introduced h ...
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阿部伊勢守

1954-04-21 0

快盗三人吉三

On March 11 in the seventh year of Tenpo (1836), a monk named Bennō, who fell in love with a geisha named Oshima, was publicly exposed at Nihonbashi for committing an illicit act with a woman. While t ...
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白井庄右衛門

1954-03-03 0

Beautiful Gonpati

A foot soldier from Tottori domain named Shirai Gonpachi showcased exceptional swordsmanship that even surpassed the domain's champion Honjo Sukehichi during a ceremonial match. Though Gonpachi was pr ...
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善平

1954-07-06 0

Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble

During the era of Tokugawa Ieyasu, one night a carver named Fujijiro was murdered. Immediately launching an investigation, Denhichi, accompanied by Otoshi and Take, toured the entertainment houses of ...
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笹川繁蔵

1955-01-09 0

八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線

Hatamoto Ooka Gentaro was deeply committed to a future with a beautiful girl named Omachi, a relationship facilitated by his love of the shamisen. Omachi was stalked by a ronin named Akiyama Kanosuke, ...
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1958-10-22 5.7

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is ready to commit suicide. Tasuke learns that Kokichi's fiancee, Otoyo, was a chambermaid whom Kawakats ...
Genre :Action, Comedy

杵屋六三郎

1956-04-25 0

流轉

In the eleventh year of the Tempō era, the Kawarazaki-za theater in Edo buzzed with excitement for a new production of "Kanjinchō" by Naritaya, featuring music by the master Kineya Rokusaburō. However ...
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大岡越前守

1956-07-13 0

のんき侍大暴れ

In the mid-Tokugawa period, a conflict arose over the "Seiryū Himon," a secret document left by the former shogun Iesai, bequeathing the eighth shogunate to young Lord Manguro of Owari domain. This do ...
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中村珊五郎

1956-06-01 0

Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin

One night in Edo, a mysterious woman in a palanquin appeared at the moneylender Yamashiroya, revealing herself to a beautiful woman. She told the owner, Shigebē, that she had come to collect a life he ...
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1960-03-01 6

Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, Gontaro are mistakenly identified as suspects in several recent murder cases. To prove their innocen ...
Genre :History, Mystery, Action

1953-07-29 0

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

1953 jidaigeki directed by Nobuo Nakagawa of Jigoku and Ghost of Yotsuya fame. ...
Genre :Drama

1955-12-07 0

Thief and Magistrate

Genre :Drama

1959-08-09 6.2

A Spectacular Showdown

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Bo ...
Genre :Action

1955-09-28 0

The Dawn of Judo

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1954-12-22 0

The Young Swordsman

Genre :Drama

1960-03-15 6

Official with a Tattoo

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit. ...
Genre :Drama

1955-06-07 0

The Further Adventures of Genta

Genre :

1955-08-29 0

牢獄の花嫁

Genre :

1954-03-03 0

A Samurai's Love

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki. ...
Genre :Horror, Drama

1955-06-07 0

Hirado Pirates

In the 9th year of the Tempo era, after a long sea voyage, Moritaya Seizo returned to Hirado, who earned huge amounts of gold by piracy. Along the way, he picked up Ichinojo Kaneko, a Ronin who surviv ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

1954-11-10 0

Nage Utasamon sanban tegara: Fukumen dokurotai

Third in the Nage utasamon series ...
Genre :Horror

Matsudaira Izu-no-kami

1951-11-22 5

Five Men of Edo

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1955-06-26 5

The Dancer and Two Warriors

Genre :Drama

Matsudaira Katamori

1961-05-17 0

Fûun Shinsengumi

1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi. ...
Genre :

1955-11-01 0

Meigetsu sataro gasa

Japanese film. ...
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1955-01-22 0

Life of Geisha

The tragedy of the geiko girl Ume and the men who try to pursue her. ...
Genre :Drama

1953-07-14 0

Great Edo Song Festival

The feudal lord Kisaragi Yae no Kami (Minami Komyo) searches for a child he had with a low-borne woman, that was sent away from his home 16 years ago while carrying a special seal. At that time, Kanda ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

1956-03-01 5.3

Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island. ...
Genre :Action

1957-10-29 0

Shadow Over Fuji

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 foothills of Mt. Fuji. Fearing attacks from within and wi ...
Genre :Drama, History

1958-07-13 0

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to overthrow the shogun is set in motion and Kondo Isam ...
Genre :Action

1956-02-26 7

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as th ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1957-11-17 0

Falcon Magistrate

Toyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind a series of murders. Kinshiro, played by Kataoka Chiezo, is most famous for the cherry blossom tattoos ...
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1958-10-29 5

The Purple Hood

Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now under the rule of the evil Tanuma, the people look to Murasaki Zukin more than ever, to confront an ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Crime

Tokaiya Ginpei

1954-12-28 0

浮かれ狐千本櫻

Japanese comedy film. ...
Genre :Comedy, History

Mizuno Izumi-no-kami

1954-11-22 7

Fall of the Shogun's Militia

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to protecting the shogun and fighting on the side of the ...
Genre :History

1959-05-05 6

No Stronger Swords

Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style called ”Otonashi” (The Silent Form) and the proper wa ...
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1953-12-29 0

Young Miss Executive

A President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old granddaughter, Madoka was ordered to be a new head. But Madoka wants to be a stage dancer, so she won't conc ...
Genre :Music

1953-12-01 6.5

Always in My Heart Part 2

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again. ...
Genre :Drama

1953-09-15 6.8

Always in My Heart

Machiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge during the Great Tokyo Air Raid in March 1945. Machiko and Haruki pledge to meet again at the bridge in six m ...
Genre :Drama, Romance, War

1953-06-17 0

Merciless Blade Part 3

The final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass. ...
Genre :History, Drama, Action

1952-07-24 0

Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa

A ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a vengeful spirit. This film marked the turning point in Daiei's shift in emphasis from thrillers to ghost stor ...
Genre :Horror, History

1959-09-13 5

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

The adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is about to be purchased by a client, steals money from his employer to redeem her. Hunted criminals, the ...
Genre :Romance

1956-07-19 8

The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations

A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fiancé seeks revenge, he finds Namiji's cat helping him, along the Fifty-Three stations of the Tokaido ...
Genre :Horror

Ikedaya Juemon

1960-10-16 6

Cases of Hanshichi

Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive all-star cast, a must see! ...
Genre :Mystery, Crime

1958-05-12 0

Fireball Magistrate

Two guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret passage to Edo Castle. Instead of reporting their find to local authorities, they decide to blackmail the lord ...
Genre :Action, Drama

(uncredited)

1958-09-30 5.9

The Barbarian and the Geisha

Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country. Harris discovers enormous hostility to foreigners, as well as the love of a young geisha ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

1954-03-24 0

Love and Duty

Each one of us lives differently. So, there are many tragedies and comedies in our lives. She feels many conflicts in living her life between truth and love. ...
Genre :

1956-11-19 0

Rebellion from Below

Tomu Uchida's Gyakushu Gokumon Toride is a masterpiece which treats class struggle in the end of Samurai era(it's a fiction). The story is based on the legend of William Tell, changed at the end of ag ...
Genre :Action

1950-12-02 0

Sakon Detective Story: Handprint in Fresh Blood

Genre :Drama

1956-08-14 0

Sisters of Destiny

Genre :Drama

Shikan Nakamura

1956-04-23 7

Zangiku monogatari

Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story follows Kikunosuke Onoe, the adopted son of a famous ...
Genre :Drama

1956-01-09 0

Matashirō Fighting Journey

Genre :Romance

1956-12-11 0

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties

Famed detective Dandy Sashichi tries to solve who's behind the serial murders of six beautiful women under the aegis of local showman Ibaragiya. The film opens with the sextet humiliating a respected ...
Genre :Mystery

1952-06-25 0

Musume wa kaku kōgi suru

A story about a high school sophomore, Uzumi Keiko (Kyoko Kami), in a coastal Japanese city, Keiko’s coming-of-age story centers on her strained relationship with her mother and her entanglement in so ...
Genre :

1960-04-12 0

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

Genre :History, Action

1953-06-01 0

Tange Sazen

The first film in the Daiei series. At the command of Lord Aiba, Tange Sazen targets two famous swords owned by Onozuka Tessai. ...
Genre :Action

Kanzabûro Kikumura

0

The Gion Tempest

The story follows Keiko, a dancer in the "Maiko Odori" theater in Kyoto, who tries to climb the social ladder in a world driven by money and self-interest. She becomes involved with wealthy men to pur ...
Genre :

1953-09-01 0

Zoku Tange Sazen

Genre :

Shigesaku

1972-01-01 8

Kogarashi Monjiro

Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mou ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Drama