Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 29, 1931
Died
Jul 17, 1969
Place of Birth
Kyoto, Japan
Credits
160 titles
Raizō Ichikawa
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
Filmography
Sworn Brothers
Jokichi Sakurada
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Lone Wolf Isazo
Isazo
The Night before Pearl Harbor
Jiro Shiina
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
A Killer's Key
Nitta
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka
Young Boss, Fugitive
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Secret Assignment
Jiro Shiina
A Certain Killer
Shiozawa
Exterminate the Young Boss!
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Jiro Shiina
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
Kojiro Kasumi
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Assignment Cloud
Jiro Shiina
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
The Betrayal
Kobuse Takuma
The School of Spies
Jiro Shiina
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Saizo Kumogakure
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
Sword Devil
Hanpei
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
Young Boss: Prison Release
Takeshi Nanjo
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Saizo Kumogakure
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Young Boss
Takeshi Nanjo
Bloody Shuriken
Ibuki
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
Kirigakure Saizo
The Gambling Samurai
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Nemuri Kyoshiro
On the Road Forever
Ipponmatsu
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Saizo Kirigakure
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Nemuri Kyoshiro
The Man Disappears Yesterday
Ken
Jiro Kokubun
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Goemon Ishikawa
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Bronze Magician
монах Докё
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Goemon Ishikawa
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
Harima Aoyama
The Third Shadow Warrior
Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto