
Raizō Ichikawa
Known for Acting · 160 credits
- Born
- 1931-08-29
- Died
- 1969-07-17
- Place of birth
- Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as
- 市川 雷蔵 · Raizô Ichikawa · Ichikawa Raizō VIII · Райдзо Итикава · Raizo Ichikawa · رایزو ایچیکاوا
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).
Known For
Movies (160)

The Gambler's Code
1961
as Kutsukake Tokijirô

Assignment Cloud
1966
as Jiro Shiina

An Actor's Revenge
1963
as Hirutaro

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Buddha
1961
as Kunala

Samurai Vendetta
1959
as Tenge Tanzen

Sword Devil
1965
as Hanpei

Destiny's Son
1962
as Takakura Shingo

The Two Musashis
1960

Ken
1964
as Jiro Kokubun

The Broken Commandment
1962
as Ushimatsu Segawa

Taira Clan Saga
1955
as Taira Kiyomori

The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Takuminokami Asano

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
1964
as Nemuri Kyoshiro

The Betrayal
1966
as Kobuse Takuma

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Hôjô Tokimune

Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
as Ishikawa Goemon

A Lustful Man
1961
as Yonosuke

Satan's Sword
1960
as Ryunosuke Tsukue

New Tengu from Mount Kurama
1965

Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
1965
as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967
as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Scarred Yosaburo
1960

The Demon of Mount Oe
1960
as Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô

Young Boss
1965
as Takeshi Nanjo

The Great Wall
1962
as Ching Ko

Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963
as Yamasaki Susumu

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961
as Suke-san

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
as Goemon Ishikawa
The Gay Masquerade
1958
as Benten kozo Kikunosuke

A Certain Killer
1967
as Shiozawa

Flowery Brothers
1956

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
1964
as Kirigakure Saizo

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Goemon Ishikawa

Conflagration
1958
as Goichi Mizoguchi

The School of Spies
1966
as Jiro Shiina

Anchin and Kiyohime
1960
as Anchin

Sworn Brothers
1969
as Jokichi Sakurada

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
as Saizo Kumogakure

Flowers of Chivalry
1961

Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966
as Saizo Kumogakure

The Princess Says No
1959

The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968
as Jiro Shiina

The Princess Sen
1954
as Hideyori Toyotomi

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
1968
as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Secret Assignment
1967
as Jiro Shiina

Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
1963
as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
as Ryûnosuke Tsukue

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1963
as Harima Aoyama

Megitsune Buro
1958

A Killer's Key
1967
as Nitta

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965
as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Secret of Naruto
1957

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
as Saizo Kirigakure

Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Tatsuma Hayase

Inazuma Kaidō
1957

Peony on the Skin
1959

Bronze Magician
1963
as монах Докё

The Radiant Prince
1961
as Hikaru Genji

Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
1964

The Lord and the Gambler
1959

Bonchi
1960
as Kikuji

Ojo-kichiza
1959

Bloody Shuriken
1965
as Ibuki

The Man Disappears Yesterday
1964
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960

Yôki na tono-sama
1962

The Third Shadow Warrior
1963
as Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto

The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
1958

Enchanted Princess
1959
as Tanukichiro

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962

An Osaka Story
1957
as Keizaburo

Stop the Old Fox
1959
as Shinosuke Shimada

Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961

Cut the Shadow
1963

The Gambling Samurai
1964
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1956

Ken ni kakeru
1962

Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959

Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957

Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Kira no Nikichi

Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966
as Nemuri Kyoshiro

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka

The Actress and the Three Rascals
1962

The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955

Iroha Elegy
1955

The Young Swordsman
1954

Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967
as Jiro Shiina

Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
1960
as Tsukue Ryunosuke

Princess Tsuki
1958

Yutaro's Secret Story
1959

The Fencing Master
1962
as Shojiro Sawada

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
1966
as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Matashirō Fighting Journey
1956

The Song Lantern
1960

The Gaijin
1959

Koina no Ginpei
1961

New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
1965
Fighting Fire Fighter
1956

Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
1966
as Kojiro Kasumi

Mission Accomplished
1960

Lone Wolf Isazo
1968
as Isazo
Onatsu and Seijuro
1954

Young Boss, Fugitive
1967

Seven Miles to Nakayama
1962
as Masakichi

Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
1958

Young Boss: Prison Release
1965
as Takeshi Nanjo

Fighting Birds
1956

Flowery Hood
1956

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959

Thief and Magistrate
1955

The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963

Otemoyan
1961

Demonfire Palanquin
1957
Asataro the Crow
1956

A Thousand Flying Cranes
1959
as Hanjirô

Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
1966

The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
1966
About Raizō Ichikawa
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. Th… With 160 credits spanning from 1954 to 1969, Raizō Ichikawa has appeared in 160 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Raizō Ichikawa Movies
- The Gambler's Code (1961) — as Kutsukake Tokijirô
- Assignment Cloud (1966) — as Jiro Shiina
- An Actor's Revenge (1963) — as Hirutaro
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction (1964) — as Nemuri Kyoshiro
- Buddha (1961) — as Kunala
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