Raizō Ichikawa
Known for: Acting
Born: August 29, 1931
Died: July 17, 1969
Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan
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.
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Filmography
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8.3
Sworn Brothers
1969
5.0
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
6.4
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
1968
6.8
Lone Wolf Isazo
1968
9.5
The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968
6.8
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
1968
9.0
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
7.8
A Killer's Key
1967
6.7
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
10.0
Young Boss, Fugitive
1967
6.1
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967
10.0
Secret Assignment
1967
6.9
A Certain Killer
1967
8.0
Exterminate the Young Boss!
1967
7.0
Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967
6.2
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
1966
5.6
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
1966
2.0
Assignment Cloud
1966
NR
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
1966
6.4
The Betrayal
1966
6.6
The School of Spies
1966
NR
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
1966
6.6
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966
6.3
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966
NR
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
1966
6.0
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
1965
6.3
Sword Devil
1965
NR
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
1965
4.8
Young Boss: Prison Release
1965
6.3
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
6.4
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
1965
7.5
Young Boss
1965
8.0
Bloody Shuriken
1965
6.3
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965
6.5
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
1964
NR
The Gambling Samurai
1964
5.8
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
NR
On the Road Forever
1964
6.3
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
6.2
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
1964
NR
The Man Disappears Yesterday
1964
7.7
Ken
1964
5.8
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
1964
7.0
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
5.3
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
1963
6.9
Bronze Magician
1963
6.9
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
9.0
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963
9.5
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1963
7.2
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963
8.0
Cut the Shadow
1963
6.6
An Actor's Revenge
1963
6.7
Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963
NR
Yôki na tono-sama
1962
6.4
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
7.0
The Great Wall
1962
5.9
The Fencing Master
1962
NR
Betting on the Sword
1962
NR
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
9.0
170 Leagues to Edo
1962
6.8
Destiny's Son
1962
7.0
Seven Miles to Nakayama
1962
NR
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
6.8
The Broken Commandment
1962
7.0
Her Hidden Past
1962
NR
The Actress and the Three Rascals
1962
10.0
Flowers of Chivalry
1961
10.0
The Phantom Samurai
1961
10.0
Buddha
1961
7.0
The Radiant Prince
1961
7.0
Koina no Ginpei
1961
10.0
Song of Sado
1961
5.9
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961
7.2
The Gambler's Code
1961
7.0
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
7.0
Otemoyan
1961
NR
Tabiwa Oiroke
1961
5.6
A Lustful Man
1961
NR
Nuregami botan
1961
8.5
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961
6.5
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
1960
9.0
Bara daimyo
1960
8.8
Lord Tadanao
1960
6.6
Satan's Sword
1960
4.8
Anchin and Kiyohime
1960
9.0
Scarred Yosaburo
19606.3
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
9.0
The Song Lantern
1960
6.5
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960
7.7
Bonchi
1960
NR
Yûrei koban
1960
NR
Mission Accomplished
1960
5.8
The Two Musashis
1960
6.5
Enchanted Princess
1959
NR
The Princess Says No
1959
7.5
Samurai Vendetta
1959
6.5
Stop the Old Fox
1959
10.0
The Lord and the Gambler
1959
8.0
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959
7.4
Jirocho Fuji
1959
7.0
A Thousand Flying Cranes
1959
7.0
The Gaijin
1959
10.0
Ojo-kichiza
1959
6.8
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959
9.0
Snake Princess
1959
8.0
Yutaro's Secret Story
1959
NR
Peony on the Skin
1959
NR
Bakeneko Goyōda
1958
9.7
The Gay Masquerade
1958
6.5
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958
8.0
Nuregami kenpo
1958
7.0
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
7.1
Conflagration
1958
8.0
The Swishing Sword
1958
NR
Megitsune Buro
1958
NR
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
1958
NR
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958
NR
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
1958
6.3
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
NR
Hanatarō Jumon
1958
NR
The Magnificent Five
1958
NR
Princess Tsuki
1958
6.0
Freelance Samurai
1957
NR
Demonfire Palanquin
1957
7.0
Secret of Naruto
1957
NR
Inazuma Kaidō
1957
NR
Mangorō Tengu
1957
9.0
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957
NR
Fighting Letter for 29 People
1957
10.0
Floating Vessel
1957
8.0
Love of the Princess
1957
6.0
An Osaka Story
1957
NR
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
NR
Gonpachi
1956NR
Fighting Fire Fighter
1956
NR
Flowery Hood 2
1956
7.0
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
NR
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita
1956NR
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
1956
NR
Flowery Hood
1956
NR
Flowery Brothers
1956
NR
Fighting Birds
195610.0
Asataro the Crow
19567.7
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
1956
NR
Matashirō Fighting Journey
1956
NR
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
NR
Thief and Magistrate
1955
NR
Iroha Elegy
1955
6.8
Taira Clan Saga
1955
NR
The Magical Warrior
1955
5.0
The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
10.0
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955NR
The Young Lord
1955
NR
The Magistrate
1955
NR
The Second Son
1955
NR
The Young Swordsman
1954NR
Onatsu and Seijuro
1954
5.0
The Princess Sen
1954
NR
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1954
6.0
The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954