Raizō Ichikawa
Biography
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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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
159
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-08-29 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Kyoto, Japan
Acting
1969
Sworn Brothers as Jokichi Sakurada1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie as Nemuri Kyoshiro1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman as Nemuri Kyoshiro1968
The Night before Pearl Harbor as Jiro Shiina1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair as Nemuri Kyoshiro1968
Lone Wolf Isazo as Isazo1967
A Certain Killer as Shiozawa1967
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps as Nemuri Kyoshiro1967
Young Boss, Fugitive as Not available1967
A Killer's Key as Nitta1967
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka as Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka1967
Assignment Dragon No. 3 as Jiro Shiina1967
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh as Not available1967
Secret Assignment as Jiro Shiina1967
Exterminate the Young Boss! as Not available1966
The Betrayal as Kobuse Takuma1966
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back as Saizo Kumogakure1966
The School of Spies as Jiro Shiina1966
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies as Kojiro Kasumi1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy as Nemuri Kyoshiro1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess as Nemuri Kyoshiro1966
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity as Not available1966
Assignment Cloud as Jiro Shiina1966
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight as Not available1966
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit as Not available1965
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy as Saizo Kumogakure1965
Bloody Shuriken as Ibuki1965
New Tengu from Mount Kurama as Not available1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan as Nemuri Kyoshiro1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire as Nemuri Kyoshiro1965
Sword Devil as Hanpei1965
Young Boss: Prison Release as Takeshi Nanjo1965
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel as Not available1965
Young Boss as Takeshi Nanjo1964
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo as Kirigakure Saizo1964
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege as Saizo Kirigakure1964
On the Road Forever as Ipponmatsu1964
Ken as Jiro Kokubun1964
The Man Disappears Yesterday as Not available1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction as Nemuri Kyoshiro1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure as Not available1964
The Gambling Samurai as Not available1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing as Nemuri Kyoshiro1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance as Goemon Ishikawa1963
An Actor's Revenge as Hirutaro1963
Shinsengumi Chronicles as Yamasaki Susumu1963
Bronze Magician as монах Докё1963
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection as Goemon Ishikawa1963
The Third Shadow Warrior as Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto1963
Cut the Shadow as Not available1963
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie as Harima Aoyama1963
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade as Nemuri Kyoshiro1963
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho as Not available1962
Ninja, A Band of Assassins as Ishikawa Goemon1962
The Great Wall as Ching Ko1962
Destiny's Son as Takakura Shingo1962
Her Hidden Past as Mondo Hayase1962
The Broken Commandment as Ushimatsu Segawa1962
Seven Miles to Nakayama as Masakichi1962
The Actress and the Three Rascals as Not available1962
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo as Not available1962
Yôki na tono-sama as Not available1962
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven as Not available1962
170 Leagues to Edo as Not available1962
Ken ni kakeru as Not available1962
The Fencing Master as Shojiro Sawada1961
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter as Ryûnosuke Tsukue1961
The Radiant Prince as Hikaru Genji1961
A Lustful Man as Yonosuke1961
Buddha as Kunala1961
The Phantom Samurai as Not available1961
The Gambler's Code as Kutsukake Tokijirô1961
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo as Suke-san1961
Flowers of Chivalry as Not available1961
Vagabonds from Badgerville as Not available1961
Koina no Ginpei as Not available1961
Nuregami botan as Not available1961
Song of Sado as Not available1960
The Demon of Mount Oe as Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô1960
Satan's Sword as Ryunosuke Tsukue1960
Bonchi as Kikuji1960
The Priest and the Beauty as Anchin1960
The Song Lantern as Not available1960
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous as Not available1960
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God as Tsukue Ryunosuke1960
Scarred Yosaburo as Not available1960
The Two Musashis as Not available1960
Lord Tadanao as Not available1960
Yûrei koban as Not available1960
Bara daimyo as Not available1960
Mission Accomplished as Not available1959
Hebihime sama as Not available1959
Jirocho Fuji as Kira no Nikichi1959
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord as Not available1959
The Princess Says No as Not available1959
The Gaijin as Not available1959
Stop the Old Fox as Shinosuke Shimada1959
Ojo-kichiza as Not available1959
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days as Not available1959
Enchanted Princess as Tanukichiro1959
A Thousand Flying Cranes as Hanjirô1959
Peony on the Skin as Not available1959
Yutaro kodan as Not available1959
Samurai Vendetta as Tenge Tanzen1959
The Lord and the Gambler as Not available1958
Conflagration as Goichi Mizoguchi1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin as Takuminokami Asano1958
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion as Hôjô Tokimune1958
Megitsune Buro as Not available1958
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase as Not available1958
The Magnificent Five as Not available1958
Ambush at Iga Pass as Not available1958
Nuregami kenpo as Gennosuke Matsudaira1958
Bakeneko goyō da as Not available1958
Hanatarō Jumon as Not available1958
The Swishing Sword as Shinpachiro Nasu1958
Princess Tsuki as Not available1958
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko as Not available1958
The Gay Masquerade as Benten kozo Kikunosuke1958
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo as Not available1958
Bakeneko Goyōda as Not available1957
An Osaka Story as Keizaburo1957
Secret of Naruto as Not available1957
Freelance Samurai as Momotaro / Shinnosuke Wakagi1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling as Not available1957
Mangorō Tengu as Tokugawa Mangorō1957
Love of the Princess as Arisugawa1957
Floating Vessel as Not available1957
Yataro’s Travel Hat as Not available1957
Demonfire Palanquin as Not available1957
Inazuma Kaidō as Not available1957
Fighting Letter for 29 People as Not available1956
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin as Not available1956
Fighting Birds as Not available1956
Flowery Brothers as Not available1956
Gonpachi as Gonpachirô Shiga1956
Asataro the Crow as Not available1956
Matashirō Fighting Journey as Not available1956
Migratory Birds of the Flowers as Not available1956
Flowery Hood 2 as Not available1956
Fighting Fire Fighter as Not available1956
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan as Hyosuke Yagyu1956
Flowery Hood as Not available1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita as Tatsuma Hayase1956
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita as Not available1955
Taira Clan Saga as Taira Kiyomori1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love as Not available1955
The Magistrate as Not available1955
Thief and Magistrate as Not available1955
The Dancer and Two Warriors as Not available1955
The Young Lord as Not available1955
The Magical Warrior as Not available1955
Iroha Elegy as Not available1955
The Second Son as Not available1954
The Princess Sen as Not available1954
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord as Not available1954
The Great White Tiger Platoon as Not available1954
The Young Swordsman as Not available1954
Onatsu and Seijuro as Not available