Raizō Ichikawa
Biography
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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.
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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Filmography
Sworn Brothers
1969
as Jokichi Sakurada
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
1968
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Lone Wolf Isazo
1968
as Isazo
The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968
as Jiro Shiina
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
1968
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
A Killer's Key
1967
as Nitta
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka
Young Boss, Fugitive
1967
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Secret Assignment
1967
as Jiro Shiina
A Certain Killer
1967
as Shiozawa
Exterminate the Young Boss!
1967
Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967
as Jiro Shiina
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
1966
as Kojiro Kasumi
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
1966
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Assignment Cloud
1966
as Jiro Shiina
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
1966
The Betrayal
1966
as Kobuse Takuma
The School of Spies
1966
as Jiro Shiina
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966
as Nemuri Kyoshiro
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966
as Saizo Kumogakure