Raizō Ichikawa
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Ichikawa Raizō VIII (born 29 August 1931 in Kyoto, Japan, died 17 July 1969 in Tokyo, Japan) was a Japanese film and kabuki actor. Died of rectal cancer.
He was born as Yoshiya Ōta in Kyoto on August 29, 1931.
Ichikawa Raizō appeared mostly in period dramas (jidaigeki). He is best known for the Sleepy Eyes of Death (Nemuri Kyoshiro) series, Ninja (Shinobi no Mono) series and Nakano Spy School (Rikugun Nakano Gakkō) series (based on the Nakano School). Raizō worked many times with director Kenji Misumi. Their collaborations include The Sword (Ken) (from a book by Yukio Mishima) and Destiny's Son (Kiru).
Other great works include An Actor's Revenge (Yukinojo henge).
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Known for
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
An Actor's Revenge
Hirutaro
The Betrayal
Kobuse Takuma
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Ishikawa Goemon
The Great Wall
Ching Ko
Conflagration
Goichi Mizoguchi
Ken
Jiro Kokubun
A Certain Killer
Shiozawa
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Goemon Ishikawa
Destiny's Son
Takakura Shingo
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Taira Clan Saga
Taira Kiyomori
Secret of Naruto
Daiei Studio is Bustling
A Lustful Man
Yonosuke
Buddha
Kunala
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Nemuri Kyoshiro
The Third Shadow Warrior
Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
Kojiro Kasumi
Sword Devil
Hanpei
The Gambler's Code
Kutsukake Tokijirô
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Nemuri Kyoshiro
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Cut the Shadow
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Saizo Kumogakure
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Goemon Ishikawa
Satan's Sword
Ryunosuke Tsukue
The Night before Pearl Harbor
Jiro Shiina
The Gambling Samurai
A Killer's Key
Nitta
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Nemuri Kyoshiro
On the Road Forever
Ipponmatsu
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Suke-san
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Lone Wolf Isazo
Isazo
The Fencing Master
Shojiro Sawada
The Great White Tiger Platoon
Samurai Vendetta
Tenge Tanzen
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Takuminokami Asano
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Hôjô Tokimune
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
Kirigakure Saizo
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
Tsukue Ryunosuke
Yôki na tono-sama
The Gay Masquerade
Benten kozo Kikunosuke
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
Sworn Brothers
Jokichi Sakurada
Young Boss, Fugitive
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Yamasaki Susumu
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Ryûnosuke Tsukue
The Priest and the Beauty
Anchin
Flowery Hood
170 Leagues to Edo
The School of Spies
Jiro Shiina
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Fighting Birds
Assignment Cloud
Jiro Shiina
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
Harima Aoyama
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Saizo Kumogakure
A Thousand Flying Cranes
Hanjirô
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Saizo Kirigakure
The Man Disappears Yesterday
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
Ambush at Iga Pass
Megitsune Buro
Young Boss
Takeshi Nanjo
Seven Miles to Nakayama
Masakichi
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
The Young Swordsman
The Magnificent Five
Flowers of Chivalry
Enchanted Princess
Tanukichiro
The Radiant Prince
Hikaru Genji
Her Hidden Past
Mondo Hayase
The Song Lantern
Nuregami botan
Stop the Old Fox
Shinosuke Shimada
Secret Assignment
Jiro Shiina
Matashirō Fighting Journey
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
Hyosuke Yagyu
Vagabonds from Badgerville
Ken ni kakeru
Yataro’s Travel Hat
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Peony on the Skin
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
Thief and Magistrate
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Princess Tsuki
Fighting Letter for 29 People
The Princess Says No
The Lord and the Gambler
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
The Magical Warrior
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Jiro Shiina
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
Love of the Princess
Arisugawa
The Phantom Samurai
Fighting Fire Fighter
Ojo-kichiza
Iroha Elegy
The Actress and the Three Rascals
Floating Vessel
Koina no Ginpei
The Second Son
The Young Lord
Bonchi
Kikuji
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
The Dancer and Two Warriors
Onatsu and Seijuro
Mangorō Tengu
Tokugawa Mangorō
Mission Accomplished
Flowery Hood 2
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita
Bara daimyo
Hanatarō Jumon
Demonfire Palanquin
The Broken Commandment
Ushimatsu Segawa
The Swishing Sword
Shinpachiro Nasu
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
Yûrei koban
Bakeneko goyō da
Lord Tadanao
The Gaijin
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
The Magistrate
Nuregami kenpo
Gennosuke Matsudaira
Yutaro kodan
Song of Sado
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
An Osaka Story
Keizaburo
Inazuma Kaidō
Jirocho Fuji
Kira no Nikichi
The Demon of Mount Oe
Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô
Exterminate the Young Boss!
Bakeneko Goyōda
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tatsuma Hayase
Freelance Samurai
Momotaro / Shinnosuke Wakagi
The Princess Sen
Hebihime sama
Bronze Magician
монах Докё
The Two Musashis
Flowery Brothers
Scarred Yosaburo
Asataro the Crow
Young Boss: Prison Release
Takeshi Nanjo
Bloody Shuriken
Ibuki
Gonpachi
Gonpachirô Shiga