Utaemon Ichikawa (市川 右太衛門, Ichikawa Utaemon, 25 February 1907 – 16 September 1999) was a Japanese film actor famous for starring roles in jidaigeki from the 1920s to the 1960s.

[1] It was there he first began the "Idle Vassal" (Hatamoto taikutsu otoko) series, which would become his signature role.

When his company folded in 1936 as sound film came to the fore, he moved to Shinkō Kinema and then Daiei Studios before helping form the Toei Company after World War II.

He served on the board of directors along with fellow samurai star Chiezō Kataoka.

[2] His son, Kin'ya Kitaōji, is also a famous actor in film and television.