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
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
1960
as Tsukue Ryunosuke
Satan's Sword
1960
as Ryunosuke Tsukue
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Hôjô Tokimune
Buddha
1961
as Kunala
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
as Ishikawa Goemon
Movies (160)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
1960
as Tsukue Ryunosuke
Satan's Sword
1960
as Ryunosuke Tsukue
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Hôjô Tokimune
Buddha
1961
as Kunala
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
as Ishikawa Goemon
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka
Samurai Vendetta
1959
as Tenge Tanzen
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963
as Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
as Ryûnosuke Tsukue
Destiny's Son
1962
as Takakura Shingo
Secret of Naruto
1957
A Killer's Key
1967
as Nitta
Assignment Cloud
1966
as Jiro Shiina
The Great Wall
1962
as Ching Ko
Sword Devil
1965
as Hanpei
Taira Clan Saga
1955
as Taira Kiyomori
An Actor's Revenge
1963
as Hirutaro
Conflagration
1958
as Goichi Mizoguchi
Secret Assignment
1967
as Jiro Shiina
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Goemon Ishikawa
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
1965
The School of Spies
1966
as Jiro Shiina
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
as Saizo Kumogakure
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
1964
as Kirigakure Saizo
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Takuminokami Asano
Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967
as Jiro Shiina
A Lustful Man
1961
as Yonosuke
The Gay Masquerade
1958
as Benten kozo Kikunosuke
The Gambler's Code
1961
as Kutsukake Tokijirô
Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963
as Yamasaki Susumu
The Radiant Prince
1961
as Hikaru Genji
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961
as Suke-san
Bronze Magician
1963
as монах Докё
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
as Saizo Kirigakure
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966
as Saizo Kumogakure
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Sworn Brothers
1969
as Jokichi Sakurada
Young Boss
1965
as Takeshi Nanjo
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
1965
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
A Certain Killer
1967
as Shiozawa
On the Road Forever
1964
as Ipponmatsu
An Osaka Story
1957
as Keizaburo
The Song Lantern
1960
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
1963
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Ken ni kakeru
1962
Bonchi
1960
as Kikuji
The Fencing Master
1962
as Shojiro Sawada
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
1964
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
The Betrayal
1966
as Kobuse Takuma
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
1964
The Man Disappears Yesterday
1964
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960
as Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô
Anchin and Kiyohime
1960
as Anchin
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1963
as Harima Aoyama
The Phantom Samurai
1961
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
1968
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Cut the Shadow
1963
Fighting Letter for 29 People
1957
Lone Wolf Isazo
1968
as Isazo
The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968
as Jiro Shiina
The Broken Commandment
1962
as Ushimatsu Segawa
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
1956
as Hyosuke Yagyu
Stop the Old Fox
1959
as Shinosuke Shimada
Ken
1964
as Jiro Kokubun
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
as Goemon Ishikawa
Flowers of Chivalry
1961
The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959
Tabiwa Oiroke
1961
Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Kira no Nikichi
Nuregami botan
1961
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957
Yôki na tono-sama
1962
The Magical Warrior
1955
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958
Onatsu and Seijuro
1954
Ojo-kichiza
1959
Yûrei koban
1960
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954
Enchanted Princess
1959
as Tanukichiro
Her Hidden Past
1962
as Mondo Hayase
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
The Gambling Samurai
1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Princess Tsuki
1958
Seven Miles to Nakayama
1962
as Masakichi
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1956
Yutaro's Secret Story
1959
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Tatsuma Hayase
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
1968
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Flowery Hood 2
1956
The Swishing Sword
1958
as Shinpachiro Nasu
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Peony on the Skin
1959
Megitsune Buro
1958
Young Boss, Fugitive
1967
Hanatarō Jumon
1958
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
1965
The Gaijin
1959
Fighting Fire Fighter
1956
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
1966
as Kojiro Kasumi
The Lord and the Gambler
1959
Thief and Magistrate
1955
Flowery Hood
1956
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
1958
Floating Vessel
1957
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
1966
The Young Swordsman
1954
Lord Tadanao
1960
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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- Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction (1964) — as Nemuri Kyoshiro
- Satan's Sword: The Dragon God (1960) — as Tsukue Ryunosuke
- Satan's Sword (1960) — as Ryunosuke Tsukue
- Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958) — as Hôjô Tokimune
- Buddha (1961) — as Kunala
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