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Raizō Ichikawa Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1931-08-29

Birthplace:
Kyoto, Japan

Credits:
161 Total Roles

Raizō Ichikawa

Acting

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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).

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1969 Sworn Brothers MOVIE Jokichi Sakurada
1969 Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie MOVIE Nemuri Kyoshiro
1968 Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair MOVIE Nemuri Kyoshiro
1968 Lone Wolf Isazo MOVIE Isazo
1968 The Night before Pearl Harbor MOVIE Jiro Shiina
1968 Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman MOVIE Nemuri Kyoshiro
1967 Young Boss: Leader's Flesh MOVIE Self
1967 A Killer's Key MOVIE Nitta
1967 The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka MOVIE Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka
1967 Young Boss, Fugitive MOVIE Self

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