Personal Info
Birth date
1902-01-26 (123 Years)
Day of death
1976-01-10
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
市川小太夫
Kodayû Uchikawa
Kodayu Ichikawa
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Filmography
お役者小僧
NYR
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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 Buemon. An incident occurred where his foster father collided with the palanquin of the lord's concubine. In the subsequent altercation, Goutaro killed one of the attendants. Taking responsibility for the act, his foster father committed seppuku, and Goutaro was hunted down. Facing death, his foster father revealed to Goutaro that after the death of his biological father, Goutaro's real mother and his younger brother were forcibly made to serve a lord. This revelation ignited Goutaro's determination to infiltrate the Daimyo's mansion to meet his birth mother.Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
5.7
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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 two young lovers take flight to Yamato, but, as in Chikamatsu's other domestic tragedies of love and duty (known as sewamono), they must be pursued and their passion destroyed by death. Favourite Uchida themes, such as the indenturing of a prostitute, and his characteristic emphasis on performance and theatrical artifice re-emerge here; but the daring device of having Chikamatsu appear as a character - not unlike having Shakespeare interpolated into a film adaptation of one of his plays - is just one of many surprises this remarkable film holds. “Extraordinary” (Donald Richie).The Young Avenger
9
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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 late father's brother, Sutezo, who took off his waraji, runs a small prostitute with only one child, Sutematsu. In addition, only Shigezaburo, who left a mark in the middle wind, was ill-mannered by Inomatsu. Akitaro was accompanied by a daughter named Omitsu on the way to here, but she was Ura's younger sister who works at Fujikura's house, and the villagers worked on the fifty cars to meet her critically ill father.Tange Sazen
NYR
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The first film in the Daiei series. At the command of Lord Aiba, Tange Sazen targets two famous swords owned by Onozuka Tessai.Musume wa kaku kōgi suru
NYR
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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 social misunderstandings at school. Her journey reflects postwar Japan’s evolving attitudes toward youth, gender, and family honor, as personal choices become public matters.The Gion Tempest
NYR
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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 pursue her ambitions but faces betrayal, exploitation, and is even accused of embezzlement. As she struggles to survive, her close friend dies from a heart condition, and her plan to marry a rich man fails. In the end, Keiko realizes the harshness of reality and decides to keep dancing despite the sorrow.八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
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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, and at one point, Gentaro and Akiyama dueled at Matanuiyama, but the confrontation was left unresolved when Omachi, sensing urgency, called the authorities. Meanwhile, Gentaro's uncle, Kii-no-kami, concerned about Gentaro's whereabouts, ordered him to investigate a conspiracy by Tachibana Tadama, a tyrannical director of Hachijo who exercised his power oppressively in Shimousa Iioka. Gentaro attempted to leave on a journey with Omachi but was obstructed by his uncle's retainers.Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
7
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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 the two finest young swordsmen in the clan. As they vie for the hand of a beautiful woman their loyalty comes into question during an attack on their lord. When one of them masters the secret technique taught to him by Miyamoto Musashi, it leads to bloody violence that can tear the clan apart! Filled with superb swordplay this rare classic is not to be missed!Hirado Pirates
NYR
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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 survived the disaster at sea. Seizo and Orin, the daughter of merchant Yohei, are in love with each other and want to get married. However, Kashiwakura Gaiki, the samurai of the domain, wants to kill Seizo for the sake of his son Shozaburo, who is in love with Arin, and Kurando Matsuura, the owner of the castle, wants to seize all the gold for himself...Kogarashi Monjiro
8
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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 mouth. Monjiro avoided getting involved in anything, but wherever he went, he ended up getting involved in incidentsSomersault on the Way
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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 father. After several incidents of Echigo lion masks being destroyed in the area, a local kingpin Saheiji shows up at Denbei's demanded he hand over the mask, a request Denbei rejects out of pity for Chomatsu. However, after it is accidentally revealed that the mask contains an important map, Saheiji plots to steal the mask. Chomatsu gets involved after his mother makes a sudden reappearance that sends the boy on a roundabout journey that will reveal the truth about his family.Passion Fire
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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 and Yoshizumi Hironoshin showed their allegiance by welcoming them. The commander at the time, Umemura Hayami, was a former member of the Tengu Party and had previously been pursued in the town. He took refuge in a restaurant named Kabuya, and owing to a tip-off from a woman named Oraku, he was almost captured for her lover, Yoshizumi. Oraku and Yoshizumi probably feared revenge from that previous encounter, but Umemura had come back to Hida because he couldn't forget Oraku.Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
NYR
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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 stories.Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties
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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 painter's portraits of them, driving the man to a suspicious suicide. Later, while celebrating his son's impending marriage into a wealthy family, Ibaragiya releases six pigeons from a pleasure boat, each with a rolled up drawing of one of the beauties tied to their legs. He offers a cash reward to whomever recovers the pictures, but they instead become death notices of which of the six are next to die.のんき侍大暴れ
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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 document became the center of a struggle between the current shogun, Yoshimune, and Manguro. Iida Daisuke, a member of the shogunate's secret intelligence group, the Kurokuwa Group, stole the document from Owari but was killed by Manguro's men. The document then fell into the hands of Yozakura Ogin, who had pledged her life to Daisuke.Beautiful Gonpati
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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 promised a promotion to samurai status due to his skills, Sukehichi's father Sukezaemon's intervention out of jealousy prevented this. In anger, Gonpachi killed Sukezaemon and, without realizing it, also mistakenly killed Tomoe, his lover's brother Tsushimo Uemon. Following this, he fled to Kyoto, seeking shelter at the "Murasa" inn operated by Uemon's aunt.Great Edo Song Festival
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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's detective Zenshichi (Ichikawa Kodayu II) had three daughters, the third of whom, Omiyo (Misora Hibari), was a skilled singer and an expert with the lasso.Falcon Magistrate
NYR
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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 on his shoulder which he reveals at the moment of judgement.快盗三人吉三
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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 this was happening, an extravagant procession led by another monk named Nikkei passed over the bridge. Nikkei, the head of the Kanouin temple, in collusion with Nakano Harima-no-Kami, had schemed to make his younger sister, Miyoshi, the Shogun's mistress and aimed to transform Kanouin into the Shogun's family temple. To fund the renovations, Nikkei accepted bribes from a corrupt merchant named Koya Bunzo.流轉
NYR
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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, Naritaya's requests to change some of Rokusaburō's most painstakingly crafted parts of the composition angered his disciple, Shinjirō, leading to a conflict and Shinjirō's abandonment of the shamisen. One day, Shinjirō was captivated by the mysteriously beautiful dance of Oaki, a traveling performer's daughter, who seemed to be channeling her art into a form of revenge.Fireball Magistrate
NYR
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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 lords who created the forbidden passage. To prove their crime, Magistrate Toyama Kinshiro launches a private undercover investigation.治郎吉格子
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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 of her yakuza-like brother, Nin'kichi. The man in the guise of a merchant turned out to be the Rat Thief, Jirokichi, the infamous thief of Edo. Due to this chance encounter, the two ended up staying at the same hot spring inn. However, one morning, as Jirokichi was about to leave alone, Osan, with the intuition of a smitten woman, confessed she knew he was the famed Rat Thief.Acting
TBAThe Gion Tempest as Kanzabûro Kikumura
1972Kogarashi Monjiro (1 Episode) as Shigesaku
1961Fûun Shinsengumi as Matsudaira Katamori
1960Cases of Hanshichi as Ikedaya Juemon
1960Ryuji, the Gun Slinger as Unknown
1960Official with a Tattoo as Unknown
1960Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill as Unknown
1959Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka as Unknown
1959A Spectacular Showdown as Unknown
1959No Stronger Swords as Unknown
1958The Purple Hood as Unknown
1958Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger as Unknown
1958The Barbarian and the Geisha as (uncredited)
1958The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi as Unknown
1958Fireball Magistrate as Unknown
1957Falcon Magistrate as Unknown
1957Shadow Over Fuji as Unknown
1957The Young Avenger as Unknown
1956Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties as Unknown
1956Rebellion from Below as Unknown
1956The Fiery Magistrate as Unknown
1956Sisters of Destiny as Unknown
1956The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations as Unknown
1956のんき侍大暴れ as 大岡越前守
1956Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin as 中村珊五郎
1956流轉 as 杵屋六三郎
1956Zangiku monogatari as Shikan Nakamura
1956Swordsman of the Two Sword Style as Unknown
1956Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan as Unknown
1956Matashirō Fighting Journey as Unknown
1955Thief and Magistrate as Unknown
1955Meigetsu sataro gasa as Unknown
1955The Dawn of Judo as Unknown
1955牢獄の花嫁 as Unknown
1955The Dancer and Two Warriors as Unknown
1955The Further Adventures of Genta as Unknown
1955Hirado Pirates as Unknown
1955Life of Geisha as Unknown
1955八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 as 笹川繁蔵
1954浮かれ狐千本櫻 as Tokaiya Ginpei
1954The Young Swordsman as Unknown
1954Fall of the Shogun's Militia as Mizuno Izumi-no-kami
1954Nage Utasamon sanban tegara: Fukumen dokurotai as Unknown
1954Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble as 善平
1954快盗三人吉三 as 阿部伊勢守
1954Love and Duty as Unknown
1954Beautiful Gonpati as 白井庄右衛門
1954A Samurai's Love as Unknown
1953Young Miss Executive as Unknown
1953Always in My Heart Part 2 as Unknown
1953Hana no shôgai as 水戸齋昭
1953Always in My Heart as Unknown
1953Zoku Tange Sazen as Unknown
1953Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker as Unknown
1953Great Edo Song Festival as Unknown
1953Merciless Blade Part 3 as Unknown
1953Tange Sazen as Unknown
1953お役者小僧 as 市川小団次
1953An Edoite Judge as Ichikaku Yasokawa
1952Passion Fire as 新見内膳
1952Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa as Unknown
1952Musume wa kaku kōgi suru as Unknown
1952治郎吉格子 as 重松左次兵衛
1952Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter as 松平左近将監
1951Five Men of Edo as Matsudaira Izu-no-kami
1950Somersault on the Way as Denbei
1950Sakon Detective Story: Handprint in Fresh Blood as Unknown