Raizō Ichikawa
Acting
Born 1931-08-29 · Kyoto, Japan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Raizō Ichikawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Buddha
1961 · Movie
Satan's Sword
1960 · Movie
Secret Assignment
1967 · Movie
Young Boss, Fugitive
1967 · Movie
Flowers of Chivalry
1961 · Movie
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1963 · Movie
The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968 · Movie
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955 · Movie
The Phantom Samurai
1961 · Movie
Floating Vessel
1957 · Movie
Ojo-kichiza
1959 · Movie
The Lord and the Gambler
1959 · Movie
The Song Lantern
1960 · Movie
Song of Sado
1961 · Movie
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963 · Movie
Lord Tadanao
1960 · Movie
Bara daimyo
1960 · Movie
Ken
1964 · Movie
Cut the Shadow
1963 · Movie
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957 · Movie
170 Leagues to Edo
1962 · Movie
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961 · Movie
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967 · Movie
Hebihime sama
1959 · Movie
Scarred Yosaburo
1960 · Movie
Bonchi
1960 · Movie
A Killer's Key
1967 · Movie
Sworn Brothers
1969 · Movie
The Gambler's Code
1961 · Movie
The Great Wall
1962 · Movie
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959 · Movie
Bloody Shuriken
1965 · Movie
The Swishing Sword
1958 · Movie
Young Boss
1965 · Movie
Samurai Vendetta
1959 · Movie
Nuregami kenpo
1958 · Movie
Conflagration
1958 · Movie
Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967 · Movie
The Radiant Prince
1961 · Movie
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963 · Movie
An Actor's Revenge
1963 · Movie
Yutaro's Secret Story
1959 · Movie
Taira Clan Saga
1955 · Movie
Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963 · Movie
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958 · Movie
Exterminate the Young Boss!
1967 · Movie
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963 · Movie
Lone Wolf Isazo
1968 · Movie
Love of the Princess
1957 · Movie
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961 · Movie
Secret of Naruto
1957 · Movie
Sword Devil
1965 · Movie
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958 · Movie
A Certain Killer
1967 · Movie
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965 · Movie
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956 · Movie
Destiny's Son
1962 · Movie
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967 · Movie
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962 · Movie
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963 · Movie