Raizō Ichikawa

Also Known As: 市川 雷蔵, Raizô Ichikawa , Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Райдзо Итикава, Raizo Ichikawa, رایزو ایچیکاوا

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Kyoto, Japan

Birthday: August 29, 1931

Deathday: July 17, 1969

Adult: No

Gender: Male

Popularity:

2.67%

Known For:

Ninja, A Band of Assassins
The Betrayal
An Actor's Revenge
Taira Clan Saga
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
The Great Wall
Destiny's Son
A Lustful Man
Ken
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
A Certain Killer
Sword Devil
Conflagration
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Samurai Vendetta
The Broken Commandment
On the Road Forever
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Lone Wolf Isazo
The Third Shadow Warrior
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Bronze Magician
An Osaka Story
The Princess Sen
Jirocho Fuji
Young Boss
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Cut the Shadow
Enchanted Princess
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
Satan's Sword
The Priest and the Beauty
The Demon of Mount Oe
The Gambler's Code
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Freelance Samurai
A Killer's Key
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
Buddha
Onatsu and Seijuro
Secret of Naruto
The Fencing Master
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Bloody Shuriken
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Bonchi
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
The Gay Masquerade
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Tsukigata Hanpeita
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
The Great White Tiger Platoon
The Two Musashis
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Stop the Old Fox
The School of Spies
The Night before Pearl Harbor
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Assignment Cloud
Secret Assignment
Seven Miles to Nakayama
Sworn Brothers
Young Boss: Prison Release
Love of the Princess
Gonpachi
Flowery Brothers
Asataro the Crow
A Thousand Flying Cranes
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
The Radiant Prince
Her Hidden Past
Vagabonds from Badgerville
Floating Vessel
Inazuma Kaidō
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Demonfire Palanquin
Mangorō Tengu
Fighting Letter for 29 People
Yataro’s Travel Hat
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
Hanatarō Jumon
170 Leagues to Edo
The Man Disappears Yesterday
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
Ken ni kakeru
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
The Swishing Sword
Princess Tsuki
The Magnificent Five
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
The Gambling Samurai
Megitsune Buro
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
新 鞍馬天狗 五條坂の決闘
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
The Young Swordsman
Thief and Magistrate
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
Iroha Elegy
The Second Son
The Magistrate
Nuregami kenpo
Bakeneko goyō da
Ambush at Iga Pass
The Princess Says No
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
The Lord and the Gambler
Hebihime sama
Ojo-kichiza
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
The Gaijin
The Magical Warrior
The Young Lord
The Dancer and Two Warriors
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita
Flowery Hood
Matashirō Fighting Journey
Fighting Fire Fighter
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
Fighting Birds
Flowery Hood 2
Yutaro kodan
The Song Lantern
Peony on the Skin
Mission Accomplished
Yûrei koban
Scarred Yosaburo
Lord Tadanao
Bara daimyo
The Phantom Samurai
Flowers of Chivalry
Koina no Ginpei
Nuregami botan
Song of Sado
Exterminate the Young Boss!
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Yôki na tono-sama
Young Boss, Fugitive
The Actress and the Three Rascals
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh