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