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Raizō Ichikawa

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1931-08-29

Day of Death

1969-07-17

Place of Birth

Kyoto, Japan

Raizō Ichikawa

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.

Filmography (160)

⭐ 8.3 Role: Jokichi Sakurada

Sworn Brothers

1969
⭐ 5.0 Role: Nemuri Kyoshiro

Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

1969
⭐ 6.4 Role: Nemuri Kyoshiro

Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair

1968
⭐ 6.8 Role: Isazo

Lone Wolf Isazo

1968
⭐ 9.5 Role: Jiro Shiina

The Night before Pearl Harbor

1968
⭐ 6.8 Role: Nemuri Kyoshiro

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

1968
⭐ 9.0 Role: Unknown

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

1967
⭐ 7.8 Role: Nitta

A Killer's Key

1967
⭐ 6.7 Role: Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

1967
⭐ 10.0 Role: Unknown

Young Boss, Fugitive

1967
⭐ 6.1 Role: Nemuri Kyoshiro

Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

1967
⭐ 10.0 Role: Jiro Shiina

Secret Assignment

1967
⭐ 6.9 Role: Shiozawa

A Certain Killer

1967
⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

Exterminate the Young Boss!

1967
⭐ 7.0 Role: Jiro Shiina

Assignment Dragon No. 3

1967