Raizō Ichikawa
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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).
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Acted in
Sworn Brothers
1969
as Jokichi Sakurada
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
1968
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Lone Wolf Isazo
1968
as Isazo
The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968
as Jiro Shiina
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
1968
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
A Killer's Key
1967
as Nitta
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka
Young Boss, Fugitive
1967
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Secret Assignment
1967
as Jiro Shiina
A Certain Killer
1967
as Shiozawa
Exterminate the Young Boss!
1967
Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967
as Jiro Shiina
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
1966
as Kojiro Kasumi
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
1966
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Assignment Cloud
1966
as Jiro Shiina
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
1966
The Betrayal
1966
as Kobuse Takuma
The School of Spies
1966
as Jiro Shiina
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966
as Saizo Kumogakure
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
1966
新 鞍馬天狗 五條坂の決闘
1965
Sword Devil
1965
as Hanpei
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
1965
Young Boss: Prison Release
1965
as Takeshi Nanjo
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
as Saizo Kumogakure
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
1965
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Young Boss
1965
as Takeshi Nanjo
Bloody Shuriken
1965
as Ibuki
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
1964
as Kirigakure Saizo
The Gambling Samurai
1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
On the Road Forever
1964
as Ipponmatsu
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
as Saizo Kirigakure
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
1964
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
The Man Disappears Yesterday
1964
Ken
1964
as Jiro Kokubun
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
1964
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
as Goemon Ishikawa
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
1963
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Bronze Magician
1963
as монах Докё
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Goemon Ishikawa
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1963
as Harima Aoyama
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963
as Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
Cut the Shadow
1963
An Actor's Revenge
1963
as Hirutaro
Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963
as Yamasaki Susumu
Yôki na tono-sama
1962
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
as Ishikawa Goemon
The Great Wall
1962
as Ching Ko
The Fencing Master
1962
as Shojiro Sawada
Ken ni kakeru
1962
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
170 Leagues to Edo
1962
Destiny's Son
1962
as Takakura Shingo
Seven Miles to Nakayama
1962
as Masakichi
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
The Broken Commandment
1962
as Ushimatsu Segawa
Her Hidden Past
1962
as Mondo Hayase
The Actress and the Three Rascals
1962
Flowers of Chivalry
1961
The Phantom Samurai
1961
Buddha
1961
as Kunala
The Radiant Prince
1961
as Hikaru Genji
Koina no Ginpei
1961
Song of Sado
1961
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961
as Suke-san
The Gambler's Code
1961
as Kutsukake Tokijirô
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
as Ryûnosuke Tsukue
A Lustful Man
1961
as Yonosuke
Nuregami botan
1961
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
1960
as Tsukue Ryunosuke
Bara daimyo
1960
Lord Tadanao
1960
Satan's Sword
1960
as Ryunosuke Tsukue
The Priest and the Beauty
1960
as Anchin
Scarred Yosaburo
1960
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
The Song Lantern
1960
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960
as Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô
Bonchi
1960
as Kikuji
Yûrei koban
1960
Mission Accomplished
1960
The Two Musashis
1960
Enchanted Princess
1959
as Tanukichiro
The Princess Says No
1959
Samurai Vendetta
1959
as Tenge Tanzen
Stop the Old Fox
1959
as Shinosuke Shimada
The Lord and the Gambler
1959
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959
Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Kira no Nikichi
A Thousand Flying Cranes
1959
as Hanjirô
The Gaijin
1959
Ojo-kichiza
1959
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959
Hebihime sama
1959
Yutaro kodan
1959
Peony on the Skin
1959
Bakeneko goyō da
1958
The Gay Masquerade
1958
as Benten kozo Kikunosuke
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958
Nuregami kenpo
1958
as Gennosuke Matsudaira
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Hôjô Tokimune
Conflagration
1958
as Goichi Mizoguchi
The Swishing Sword
1958
as Shinpachiro Nasu
Megitsune Buro
1958
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
1958
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Takuminokami Asano
Hanatarō Jumon
1958
The Magnificent Five
1958
Princess Tsuki
1958
Freelance Samurai
1957
as Momotaro / Shinnosuke Wakagi
Demonfire Palanquin
1957
Secret of Naruto
1957
Inazuma Kaidō
1957
Mangorō Tengu
1957
as Tokugawa Mangorō
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957
Fighting Letter for 29 People
1957
Floating Vessel
1957
Love of the Princess
1957
as Arisugawa
An Osaka Story
1957
as Keizaburo
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Gonpachi
1956
as Gonpachirô Shiga
Fighting Fire Fighter
1956
Flowery Hood 2
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Tatsuma Hayase
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita
1956
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1956
Flowery Hood
1956
Flowery Brothers
1956
Fighting Birds
1956
Asataro the Crow
1956
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
1956
as Hyosuke Yagyu
Matashirō Fighting Journey
1956
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
Thief and Magistrate
1955
Iroha Elegy
1955
Taira Clan Saga
1955
as Taira Kiyomori
The Magical Warrior
1955
The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
The Young Lord
1955
The Magistrate
1955
The Second Son
1955
The Young Swordsman
1954
Onatsu and Seijuro
1954
The Princess Sen
1954
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1954
The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954