Raizō Ichikawa
Known for ActingBorn 1931-08-29 — died 1969-07-17Kyoto, Japan
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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.
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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
An Actor's Revenge
1963 · as Hirutaro
Buddha
1961 · as Kunala
The Two Musashis
1960
The Great Wall
1962 · as Ching Ko
A Lustful Man
1961 · as Yonosuke
Conflagration
1958 · as Goichi Mizoguchi
Bronze Magician
1963 · as монах Докё
The Betrayal
1966 · as Kobuse Takuma
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962 · as Ishikawa Goemon
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958 · as Takuminokami Asano
Lone Wolf Isazo
1968 · as Isazo
Samurai Vendetta
1959 · as Tenge Tanzen
An Osaka Story
1957 · as Keizaburo
Seven Miles to Nakayama
1962 · as Masakichi
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963 · as Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
Taira Clan Saga
1955 · as Taira Kiyomori
Sworn Brothers
1969 · as Jokichi Sakurada
Satan's Sword
1960 · as Ryunosuke Tsukue