Raizō Ichikawa
Acting
Born: 1931-08-29 in 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
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Goemon Ishikawa
Bonchi
Kikuji
Bronze Magician
монах Докё
A Lustful Man
Yonosuke
Scarred Yosaburo
The School of Spies
Jiro Shiina
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Goemon Ishikawa
On the Road Forever
Ipponmatsu
The Two Musashis
Secret of Naruto
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
A Certain Killer
Shiozawa
Samurai Vendetta
Tenge Tanzen
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Jiro Shiina
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Ishikawa Goemon
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Saizo Kirigakure
The Night before Pearl Harbor
Jiro Shiina
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Takuminokami Asano
The Betrayal
Kobuse Takuma
Sword Devil
Hanpei
The Demon of Mount Oe
Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô
Enchanted Princess
Tanukichiro
Lone Wolf Isazo
Isazo
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Nemuri Kyoshiro
The Dancer and Two Warriors
Fighting Birds
The Young Swordsman
An Osaka Story
Keizaburo
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
The Magical Warrior
Young Boss: Prison Release
Takeshi Nanjo
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
Tsukue Ryunosuke
The Actress and the Three Rascals
Betting on the Sword
Iroha Elegy
Jirocho Fuji
Kira no Nikichi
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Saizo Kumogakure