Raizō Ichikawa

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

159

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-08-29

Day of death

1969-07-17 (37 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Hebihime sama

    Hebihime sama

  • An Actor's Revenge

    An Actor's Revenge

  • Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back

    Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back

  • Taira Clan Saga

    Taira Clan Saga

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

  • A Certain Killer

    A Certain Killer

  • A Lustful Man

    A Lustful Man

  • The Great Wall

    The Great Wall

  • The Betrayal

    The Betrayal

  • Jirocho Fuji

    Jirocho Fuji

  • Ken

    Ken

  • Enchanted Princess

    Enchanted Princess

  • Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies

    Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies

  • The Third Shadow Warrior

    The Third Shadow Warrior

  • Stop the Old Fox

    Stop the Old Fox

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

  • Buddha

    Buddha

  • The Fencing Master

    The Fencing Master

  • An Osaka Story

    An Osaka Story

  • Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

    Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

  • Satan's Sword: The Dragon God

    Satan's Sword: The Dragon God

  • Scarred Yosaburo

    Scarred Yosaburo

  • The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

  • Conflagration

    Conflagration

  • Bonchi

    Bonchi

  • The Demon of Mount Oe

    The Demon of Mount Oe

  • Lord Nobunaga's Early Days

    Lord Nobunaga's Early Days

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

  • The Gambling Samurai

    The Gambling Samurai

  • Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

    Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

  • Satan's Sword

    Satan's Sword

  • The Princess Says No

    The Princess Says No

  • The Confusing Journey of Jirocho

    The Confusing Journey of Jirocho

  • The Great White Tiger Platoon

    The Great White Tiger Platoon

  • The Gambler's Code

    The Gambler's Code

  • A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

  • Ninja, A Band of Assassins

    Ninja, A Band of Assassins

  • Assignment Cloud

    Assignment Cloud

  • Yôki na tono-sama

    Yôki na tono-sama

  • The Two Musashis

    The Two Musashis

  • The Princess Sen

    The Princess Sen

  • Ken ni kakeru

    Ken ni kakeru

  • New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel

    New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel

  • Young Boss

    Young Boss

  • Young Boss, Fugitive

    Young Boss, Fugitive

  • Freelance Samurai

    Freelance Samurai

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing

  • The Priest and the Beauty

    The Priest and the Beauty

  • The Phantom Samurai

    The Phantom Samurai

  • Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

    Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

  • Mission Accomplished

    Mission Accomplished

  • Bloody Shuriken

    Bloody Shuriken

  • Koina no Ginpei

    Koina no Ginpei

  • Megitsune Buro

    Megitsune Buro

  • The School of Spies

    The School of Spies

  • The Broken Commandment

    The Broken Commandment

  • The Gay Masquerade

    The Gay Masquerade

  • On the Road Forever

    On the Road Forever

  • A Killer's Key

    A Killer's Key

  • Seven Miles to Nakayama

    Seven Miles to Nakayama

  • The Night before Pearl Harbor

    The Night before Pearl Harbor

  • Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

    Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

  • Fighting Letter for 29 People

    Fighting Letter for 29 People

  • Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

    Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

  • Young Boss: Prison Release

    Young Boss: Prison Release

  • Flowery Brothers

    Flowery Brothers

  • Sword Devil

    Sword Devil

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

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

  • Lone Wolf Isazo

    Lone Wolf Isazo

  • Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

    Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

  • Flowery Hood

    Flowery Hood

  • Destiny's Son

    Destiny's Son

  • Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

    Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

  • Young Boss: Invitation to Fight

    Young Boss: Invitation to Fight

  • Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

  • Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

    Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

  • Fighting Birds

    Fighting Birds

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

  • The Radiant Prince

    The Radiant Prince

  • Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord

    Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord

  • Her Hidden Past

    Her Hidden Past

  • Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

    Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

  • The Magnificent Five

    The Magnificent Five

  • Ojo-kichiza

    Ojo-kichiza

  • Peony on the Skin

    Peony on the Skin

  • Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

    Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

  • Vagabonds from Badgerville

    Vagabonds from Badgerville

  • 170 Leagues to Edo

    170 Leagues to Edo

  • The Man Disappears Yesterday

    The Man Disappears Yesterday

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

  • Daiei Studio is Bustling

    Daiei Studio is Bustling

  • The Gaijin

    The Gaijin

  • New Tengu from Mount Kurama

    New Tengu from Mount Kurama

  • Hanatarō Jumon

    Hanatarō Jumon

  • Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

    Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

  • Asataro the Crow

    Asataro the Crow

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

  • Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

    Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

  • Yûrei koban

    Yûrei koban

  • Princess Tsuki

    Princess Tsuki

  • Secret of Naruto

    Secret of Naruto

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

  • Secret Assignment

    Secret Assignment

  • Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko

    Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko

  • Thief and Magistrate

    Thief and Magistrate

  • Iroha Elegy

    Iroha Elegy

  • Matashirō Fighting Journey

    Matashirō Fighting Journey

  • Nuregami botan

    Nuregami botan

  • Love of the Princess

    Love of the Princess

  • Cut the Shadow

    Cut the Shadow

  • Gonpachi

    Gonpachi

  • Bakeneko goyō da

    Bakeneko goyō da

  • The Magical Warrior

    The Magical Warrior

  • Bara daimyo

    Bara daimyo

  • Migratory Birds of the Flowers

    Migratory Birds of the Flowers

  • Nuregami kenpo

    Nuregami kenpo

  • Fighting Fire Fighter

    Fighting Fire Fighter

  • Flowers of Chivalry

    Flowers of Chivalry

  • Sworn Brothers

    Sworn Brothers

  • The Swishing Sword

    The Swishing Sword

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

  • Assignment Dragon No. 3

    Assignment Dragon No. 3

  • A Thousand Flying Cranes

    A Thousand Flying Cranes

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess

  • Shinsengumi Chronicles

    Shinsengumi Chronicles

  • Mangorō Tengu

    Mangorō Tengu

  • The Actress and the Three Rascals

    The Actress and the Three Rascals

  • Inazuma Kaidō

    Inazuma Kaidō

  • Bakeneko Goyōda

    Bakeneko Goyōda

  • Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

    Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

  • The Song Lantern

    The Song Lantern

  • Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

    Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

  • Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase

    Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase

  • The Young Lord

    The Young Lord

  • The Second Son

    The Second Son

  • The Young Swordsman

    The Young Swordsman

  • Demonfire Palanquin

    Demonfire Palanquin

  • Lord Tadanao

    Lord Tadanao

  • The Dancer and Two Warriors

    The Dancer and Two Warriors

  • Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

    Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

  • Bronze Magician

    Bronze Magician

  • Exterminate the Young Boss!

    Exterminate the Young Boss!

  • Ambush at Iga Pass

    Ambush at Iga Pass

  • Yataro’s Travel Hat

    Yataro’s Travel Hat

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

  • A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

    A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

  • Floating Vessel

    Floating Vessel

  • Flowery Hood 2

    Flowery Hood 2

  • The 7th Secret Agent to Edo

    The 7th Secret Agent to Edo

  • The Magistrate

    The Magistrate

  • Onatsu and Seijuro

    Onatsu and Seijuro

  • Yutaro kodan

    Yutaro kodan

  • The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit

    The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit

  • Samurai Vendetta

    Samurai Vendetta

  • Tsukigata Hanpeita

    Tsukigata Hanpeita

  • Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita

    Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita

  • The Lord and the Gambler

    The Lord and the Gambler

  • Song of Sado

    Song of Sado