Raizō Ichikawa
Acting · Born 1931-08-29 · age 37 at death · 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.
Titles
An Actor's Revenge
Taira Clan Saga
Conflagration
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Secret of Naruto
Destiny's Son
The Betrayal
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Ken
A Certain Killer
Sword Devil
Samurai Vendetta
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
The Third Shadow Warrior
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
The Demon of Mount Oe
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
Shinsengumi Chronicles
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Satan's Sword
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Lone Wolf Isazo
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
The Broken Commandment
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
A Lustful Man
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Bronze Magician
An Osaka Story
Enchanted Princess
Freelance Samurai
The Two Musashis
Jirocho Fuji
The Gambler's Code
A Killer's Key
The School of Spies
Anchin and Kiyohime
The Fencing Master
Bloody Shuriken
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Seven Miles to Nakayama
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
The Great Wall
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
Bonchi