Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

1931-08-29 – 1969-07-17 (age 37) Kyoto, Japan
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Biography

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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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Known For

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

1964

as Saizo Kirigakure

The Two Musashis
Taira Clan Saga
Taira Clan Saga

1955

as Taira Kiyomori

Scarred Yosaburo
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Ninja, A Band of Assassins

1962

as Ishikawa Goemon

Bonchi
Bonchi

1960

as Kikuji

Shinsengumi Chronicles
Shinsengumi Chronicles

1963

as Yamasaki Susumu

Conflagration
Conflagration

1958

as Goichi Mizoguchi

The Betrayal
The Betrayal

1966

as Kobuse Takuma

Buddha
Buddha

1961

as Kunala

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

1963

as Goemon Ishikawa

The Great Wall
The Great Wall

1962

as Ching Ko

The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment

1962

as Ushimatsu Segawa

A Lustful Man
A Lustful Man

1961

as Yonosuke

An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge

1963

as Hirutaro

A Certain Killer
A Certain Killer

1967

as Shiozawa

Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958

as Takuminokami Asano