
Raizō Ichikawa
Born: 1931-08-29
Place of Birth: Kyoto, Japan
Biography
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

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

An Actor's Revenge

Megitsune Buro

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

A Certain Killer

The Great Wall

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Buddha

The Man Disappears Yesterday

The Dancer and Two Warriors

Ojo-kichiza

Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko

A Lustful Man

Yûrei koban

The Third Shadow Warrior

Taira Clan Saga

The Young Swordsman

Yôki na tono-sama

Conflagration

The School of Spies

Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

The Broken Commandment

Secret of Naruto

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

Satan's Sword: The Dragon God

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

The Swishing Sword

The Demon of Mount Oe

Anchin and Kiyohime

The Phantom Samurai

Satan's Sword

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

Sword Devil

Lone Wolf Isazo

Destiny's Son

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

The Fencing Master

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back

Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess

Ken

New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel

The Gaijin

Stop the Old Fox

Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Bakeneko goyō da

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

Love of the Princess

Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

The Betrayal

The Gambler's Code

The Magnificent Five

Seven Miles to Nakayama

Matashirō Fighting Journey

Shinsengumi Chronicles

The Princess Says No

On the Road Forever

Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair

Secret Assignment

Young Boss

Flowers of Chivalry

A Killer's Key

The Second Son

Princess Tsuki

Yataro’s Travel Hat

Enchanted Princess

Fighting Letter for 29 People

Demonfire Palanquin

New Tengu from Mount Kurama

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

Thief and Magistrate

Ken ni kakeru

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord

The Gambling Samurai

Ambush at Iga Pass

Bara daimyo

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

The Song Lantern

Lord Tadanao

Cut the Shadow

Young Boss: Invitation to Fight

Bonchi

The Night before Pearl Harbor

Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies

The 7th Secret Agent to Edo

Assignment Cloud

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

Young Boss, Fugitive

Inazuma Kaidō

Floating Vessel

Daiei Studio is Bustling

The Magical Warrior

Hebihime sama

A Thousand Flying Cranes

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

The Actress and the Three Rascals

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

Yutaro kodan

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

Lord Nobunaga's Early Days

Assignment Dragon No. 3

Bloody Shuriken

Vagabonds from Badgerville

Sworn Brothers

170 Leagues to Edo

Fighting Birds

Flowery Hood

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

Migratory Birds of the Flowers

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing

An Osaka Story

Mission Accomplished

Exterminate the Young Boss!

The Radiant Prince

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

Iroha Elegy

Peony on the Skin

Hanatarō Jumon

Koina no Ginpei

The Magistrate

Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

Nuregami kenpo

Mangorō Tengu

The Princess Sen

Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

The Confusing Journey of Jirocho

Bakeneko Goyōda

Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

Her Hidden Past

Flowery Hood 2

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit

Jirocho Fuji

Flowery Brothers

Nuregami botan

Song of Sado

Bronze Magician

Freelance Samurai

Samurai Vendetta

Scarred Yosaburo

The Lord and the Gambler

Gonpachi

Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita

The Two Musashis
