Raizō Ichikawa
Acting
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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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Raizō Ichikawa
Filmography
Acting (160)
1969
Sworn Brothersas Jokichi Sakurada
8.3
1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerieas Nemuri Kyoshiro
5.0
1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lairas Nemuri Kyoshiro
6.4
1968
Lone Wolf Isazoas Isazo
6.8
1968
The Night before Pearl Harboras Jiro Shiina
9.5
1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Womanas Nemuri Kyoshiro
6.8
9.0
1967
A Killer's Keyas Nitta
7.8
1967
The Wife of Seishu Hanaokaas Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka
6.7
10.0
1967
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Trapsas Nemuri Kyoshiro
6.1
1967
Secret Assignmentas Jiro Shiina
10.0
1967
A Certain Killeras Shiozawa
6.9
8.0
1967
Assignment Dragon No. 3as Jiro Shiina
7.0
1966
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemiesas Kojiro Kasumi
6.2
1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainyas Nemuri Kyoshiro
5.6
1966
Assignment Cloudas Jiro Shiina
2.0
1966
The Betrayalas Kobuse Takuma
6.5
1966
The School of Spiesas Jiro Shiina
6.6
1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princessas Nemuri Kyoshiro
6.6
1966
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Backas Saizo Kumogakure
6.3
1965
Sword Devilas Hanpei
6.3
1965
Young Boss: Prison Releaseas Takeshi Nanjo
4.8
1965
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spyas Saizo Kumogakure
6.3
1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satanas Nemuri Kyoshiro
6.4
1965
Young Bossas Takeshi Nanjo
7.5
1965
Bloody Shurikenas Ibuki
8.0
1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fireas Nemuri Kyoshiro
6.3
1964
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizoas Kirigakure Saizo
6.5
1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seductionas Nemuri Kyoshiro
5.8
1964
On the Road Foreveras Ipponmatsu
1964
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siegeas Saizo Kirigakure
6.3
1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killingas Nemuri Kyoshiro
6.2
1964
Kenas Jiro Kokubun
7.7
1963
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrectionas Goemon Ishikawa
7.0
1963
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jadeas Nemuri Kyoshiro
5.3
1963
Bronze Magicianas монах Докё
6.9
1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeanceas Goemon Ishikawa
6.9
1963
A Samurai Never Tells a Lieas Harima Aoyama
9.5
1963
The Third Shadow Warrioras Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
7.2
1963
8.0
1963
An Actor's Revengeas Hirutaro
6.6
1963
Shinsengumi Chroniclesas Yamasaki Susumu
6.7
1962
Ninja, A Band of Assassinsas Ishikawa Goemon
6.4
1962
The Great Wallas Ching Ko
7.0
1962
The Fencing Masteras Shojiro Sawada
5.9
9.0
1962
Destiny's Sonas Takakura Shingo
6.8
1962
Seven Miles to Nakayamaas Masakichi
7.0
1962
The Broken Commandmentas Ushimatsu Segawa
6.8
1962
Her Hidden Pastas Mondo Hayase
7.0
10.0
10.0
1961
Buddhaas Kunala
10.0
1961
The Radiant Princeas Hikaru Genji
7.0
1961
7.0
1961
10.0
1961
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezoas Suke-san
5.9
1961
The Gambler's Codeas Kutsukake Tokijirô
7.2
1961
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapteras Ryûnosuke Tsukue
7.0
1961
7.0
1961
1961
A Lustful Manas Yonosuke
5.6
1961
8.5
1960
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon Godas Tsukue Ryunosuke
6.5
1960
9.0
1960
8.8
1960
Satan's Swordas Ryunosuke Tsukue
6.6
1960
Anchin and Kiyohimeas Anchin
4.8
1960
9.0
1960
9.0
1960
The Demon of Mount Oeas Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô
6.5
1960
Bonchias Kikuji
7.7
1960
1960
5.8
1959
Enchanted Princessas Tanukichiro
6.5
1959
Samurai Vendettaas Tenge Tanzen
7.5
1959
Stop the Old Foxas Shinosuke Shimada
6.5
10.0
1959
Jirocho Fujias Kira no Nikichi
7.4
1959
A Thousand Flying Cranesas Hanjirô
7.0
1959
7.0
1959
10.0
6.8
1959
9.0
8.0
1958
1958
The Gay Masqueradeas Benten kozo Kikunosuke
9.7
6.5
1958
Nuregami kenpoas Gennosuke Matsudaira
8.0
1958
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasionas Hôjô Tokimune
7.0
1958
Conflagrationas Goichi Mizoguchi
7.1
1958
The Swishing Swordas Shinpachiro Nasu
8.0
1958
1958
The Loyal 47 Roninas Takuminokami Asano
6.3
1958
1958
1957
Freelance Samuraias Momotaro / Shinnosuke Wakagi
6.0
1957
7.0
1957
1957
Mangorō Tenguas Tokugawa Mangorō
9.0
1957
10.0
1957
Love of the Princessas Arisugawa
8.0
1957
An Osaka Storyas Keizaburo
6.0
1956
Gonpachias Gonpachirô Shiga
1956
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeitaas Tatsuma Hayase
7.0
1956
1956
1956
1956
10.0
1956
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clanas Hyosuke Yagyu
7.7
1955
1955
Taira Clan Sagaas Taira Kiyomori
6.8
5.0
10.0
1955
1955
1955
1954
The Princess Senas Hideyori Toyotomi
5.0