Raizō Ichikawa
Acting
Born: August 29, 1931 · Kyoto, Japan
Died: July 17, 1969 (aged 37)
Highest Rated
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.
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Movies (153)
Matashirō Fighting Journey
1956
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Ishikawa Goemon
The Two Musashis
1960
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Nemuri Kyoshiro
A Lustful Man
Yonosuke
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Saizo Kirigakure
Bonchi
Kikuji
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Takuminokami Asano
Conflagration
Goichi Mizoguchi
Taira Clan Saga
Taira Kiyomori
An Actor's Revenge
Hirutaro
Secret of Naruto
1957
Scarred Yosaburo
1960
Sword Devil
Hanpei
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka
The Great Wall
Ching Ko
The Broken Commandment
Ushimatsu Segawa
Lone Wolf Isazo
Isazo
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Yamasaki Susumu
Enchanted Princess
Tanukichiro
Buddha
Kunala
The Fencing Master
Shojiro Sawada
A Certain Killer
Shiozawa
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Ryûnosuke Tsukue
The Demon of Mount Oe
Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô
The Night before Pearl Harbor
Jiro Shiina
The Betrayal
Kobuse Takuma
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
Bloody Shuriken
Ibuki
Satan's Sword
Ryunosuke Tsukue
Ken
Jiro Kokubun
Song of Sado
1961
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Goemon Ishikawa
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959
Flowery Brothers
1956
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Saizo Kumogakure
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Saizo Kumogakure
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
Kojiro Kasumi
Assignment Cloud
Jiro Shiina
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Nemuri Kyoshiro
A Killer's Key
Nitta
Samurai Vendetta
Tenge Tanzen
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
Tsukue Ryunosuke
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
Nemuri Kyoshiro
The School of Spies
Jiro Shiina
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
1964
Freelance Samurai
Momotaro / Shinnosuke Wakagi
Stop the Old Fox
Shinosuke Shimada
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
Nemuri Kyoshiro
The Princess Says No
1959
The Man Disappears Yesterday
1964
Anchin and Kiyohime
Anchin
Snake Princess
1959
The Gambler's Code
Kutsukake Tokijirô
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Destiny's Son
Takakura Shingo
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Hôjô Tokimune
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Jiro Shiina
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Nemuri Kyoshiro
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
Harima Aoyama
The Radiant Prince
Hikaru Genji
Peony on the Skin
1959
A Thousand Flying Cranes
Hanjirô
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1954
The Princess Sen
Hideyori Toyotomi
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Goemon Ishikawa
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
Kirigakure Saizo
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
1965
Sworn Brothers
Jokichi Sakurada
Jirocho Fuji
Kira no Nikichi
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Hanatarō Jumon
1958
Megitsune Buro
1958
Secret Assignment
Jiro Shiina
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita
1956
Flowers of Chivalry
1961
The Swishing Sword
Shinpachiro Nasu
An Osaka Story
Keizaburo
The Gay Masquerade
Benten kozo Kikunosuke
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959
Her Hidden Past
Mondo Hayase
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Suke-san
Mangorō Tengu
Tokugawa Mangorō
170 Leagues to Edo
1962
Young Boss: Prison Release
Takeshi Nanjo
Bronze Magician
монах Докё
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Nemuri Kyoshiro
The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954
The Third Shadow Warrior
Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
Love of the Princess
Arisugawa
Thief and Magistrate
1955
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
1966
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
1958
Princess Tsuki
1958
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Cut the Shadow
1963
The Magnificent Five
1958
Bakeneko Goyōda
1958
The Young Swordsman
1954
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Fighting Letter for 29 People
1957
The Song Lantern
1960
The Actress and the Three Rascals
1962
Yôki na tono-sama
1962
Gonpachi
Gonpachirô Shiga
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
1965
Fighting Birds
1956
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958
Otemoyan
1961
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
1966
The Magical Warrior
1955
The Gambling Samurai
1964
Inazuma Kaidō
1957
Iroha Elegy
1955
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957
Young Boss, Fugitive
1967
Betting on the Sword
1962
Demonfire Palanquin
1957
Koina no Ginpei
1961
The Phantom Samurai
1961
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958
Young Boss
Takeshi Nanjo
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961
Tabiwa Oiroke
1961
Flowery Hood
1956
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
Floating Vessel
1957
Seven Miles to Nakayama
Masakichi
Mission Accomplished
1960
Exterminate the Young Boss!
1967
Bara daimyo
1960
The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
Lord Tadanao
1960
Yûrei koban
1960
Nuregami botan
1961
The Second Son
1955
On the Road Forever
Ipponmatsu
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
The Lord and the Gambler
1959
The Magistrate
1955
Ojo-kichiza
1959
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963
Nuregami kenpo
Gennosuke Matsudaira
The Gaijin
1959
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tatsuma Hayase
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
1966
Flowery Hood 2
1956
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
1958
Yutaro's Secret Story
1959