Bored Hatamoto in order

List for the original Bored Hatamoto films starring Ichikawa Utaemon. 30 films, 30h 5m in all, in release order.

Bored Hatamoto
Bored Hatamoto
1930
Bored Hatamoto film #1
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Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto
Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto
1930
Bored Hatamoto film #2
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Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai
Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai
1931
Bored Hatamoto film #3
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Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo
Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo
1931
Bored Hatamoto film #4
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Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage
Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage
1933
Bored Hatamoto film #5
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Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo
Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo
1935
Bored Hatamoto film #6
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Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku
Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku
1935
Bored Hatamoto film #7
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Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji
1937
Bored Hatamoto film #8
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Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure
1938
Bored Hatamoto film #9
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Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides
1950 · 69 min
Bored Hatamoto film #10
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Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
1950 · 66 min
Bored Hatamoto movie #11
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Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown
1951 · 80 min
Bored Hatamoto movie #12
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Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter
1952 · 94 min
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 he was engulfed in boredom, Tokugawa Jo-Kaibo, claiming to be the Shogun's illegitimate child, made a grand entrance into Edo. At the behest of Sakon Shogen, Shusui-no-Suke was tasked to investigate Jo-Kaibo's background and had his young page Kyoya disguise as a woman to infiltrate Jo-Kaibo's gun mansion.
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Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953 · 86 min
Bored Hatamoto movie #14
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Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls
1954 · 83 min
Bored Hatamoto movie #15
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Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
1954 · 95 min
Bored Hatamoto film #16.
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Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
1954 · 86 min
Bored Hatamoto film #17
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Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace
1955 · 83 min
In Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Saotome Mondonosuke , appears and helps a woman being chased by a spy named Genshichi. Unfortunately, the woman is shot and killed. Later, Genshichi explains that the woman was a member of a band of thieves, and because she was let go once, the police officer, Genjuro Mazaki, was demoted to a desk job. Consumed by guilt, Boredom Otoko...
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Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
1955 · 84 min
Bored Hatamoto film #19
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Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956 · 90 min
Bored Hatamoto film #20
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Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower
1957 · 79 min
Bored Hatamoto film #21
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The Mansion of Intrigue
1957 · 95 min
A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.
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Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958 · 109 min
Master swordsman and loyal 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan. The 300th film in the long and illustrious career of Ichikawa Utaemon, one of the most popular Japanese film stars of the period; it brought out an all-star cast as well.
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The Acrobats of Death
1959 · 88 min
Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.
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Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
1959 · 91 min
Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess.
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Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
1960 · 81 min
Part of the Bored Hatamoto series. The most popular samurai in Edo, Saotome Mondonosuke, known to most as the "Bored Hatamoto" is the only one who can save the shogunate from the dastardly plot to take over the country.
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Ninja Assassins
1960 · 83 min
Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.
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The Cave of the Vampire Bats
1961 · 86 min
A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing the bored Lord is walking by, he saved the girls but was too late to save the maiden, quickly he finds himself mixed up in a mystery of murdered maidens, an unknown ninja clan, attempted assassinations towards himself and a cursed vampire bat cave, can the bored Lord solve this puzzle before maidens lose their lives?
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Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion
1962 · 88 min
Bored Hatamoto movie #29
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The Mysterious Cape
1963 · 89 min
Ryujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy patients. When Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogun, hears news of a doctor gone missing, he begins to suspect that things are not what they seem at Ryujin Misaki. Intent on discovering the truth, Saotome launches a private investigation.
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Frequently asked questions

What order should I watch Bored Hatamoto in?

1. Bored Hatamoto (1930), 2. Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto (1930), 3. Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai (1931), 4. Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo (1931), 5. Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage (1933), 6. Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo (1935), 7. Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku (1935), 8. Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji (1937), 9. Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure (1938), 10. Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides (1950), 11. Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord (1950), 12. Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown (1951), 13. Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter (1952), 14. Bored Hatamoto Passes By (1953), 15. Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls (1954), 16. Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery (1954), 17. Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion (1954), 18. Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace (1955), 19. Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge (1955), 20. Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship (1956), 21. Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower (1957), 22. The Mansion of Intrigue (1957), 23. Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute (1958), 24. The Acrobats of Death (1959), 25. Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy (1959), 26. Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return (1960), 27. Ninja Assassins (1960), 28. The Cave of the Vampire Bats (1961), 29. Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion (1962), 30. The Mysterious Cape (1963).

How long does it take to watch all of Bored Hatamoto?

About 30h 5m across 30 released films.

Do any Bored Hatamoto films have post-credit scenes?

None are listed on TMDB.