Raizō Ichikawa

Known for ActingBorn 1931-08-29Died 1969-07-17Kyoto, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Secret Assignment

Young Boss, Fugitive

Buddha

Flowers of Chivalry

Song of Sado

The Phantom Samurai

The Lord and the Gambler

Ojo-kichiza

Floating Vessel

Asataro the Crow

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

The Gay Masquerade

The Night before Pearl Harbor

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

The Confusing Journey of Jirocho

170 Leagues to Edo

The Song Lantern

Bara daimyo

Scarred Yosaburo

Hebihime sama

Yataro’s Travel Hat

Lord Tadanao

Vagabonds from Badgerville

Sworn Brothers

Exterminate the Young Boss!

Bloody Shuriken

Cut the Shadow

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

Yutaro's Secret Story

The Swishing Sword

Nuregami kenpo

Love of the Princess

A Killer's Key

Ken

Bonchi

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

Young Boss

The Radiant Prince

Samurai Vendetta

Jirocho Fuji

The Gambler's Code

The Third Shadow Warrior

Conflagration

Assignment Dragon No. 3

Secret of Naruto

The Great Wall

Seven Miles to Nakayama