Raizō Ichikawa
Acting
Born August 29, 1931 · 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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Two Musashis
Flowery Brothers
Scarred Yosaburo
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Yataro’s Travel Hat
Bronze Magician
An Osaka Story
Asataro the Crow
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
An Actor's Revenge
Jirocho Fuji
Freelance Samurai
The Betrayal
Young Boss: Prison Release
The Princess Sen
Buddha
Gonpachi
A Killer's Key
Bonchi
Taira Clan Saga
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
The Broken Commandment
The School of Spies
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
The Third Shadow Warrior
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
A Lustful Man
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Conflagration
A Certain Killer
The Demon of Mount Oe
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Great Wall
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
Lone Wolf Isazo
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Anchin and Kiyohime
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Ken