Raizō Ichikawa
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Mission Accomplished
1960
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
as Ishikawa Goemon
A Certain Killer
1967
as Shiozawa
The Great Wall
1962
as Ching Ko
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka
An Actor's Revenge
1963
as Hirutaro
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Takuminokami Asano
Buddha
1961
as Kunala
Taira Clan Saga
1955
as Taira Kiyomori
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959
The Radiant Prince
1961
as Hikaru Genji
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
as Ryûnosuke Tsukue
Samurai Vendetta
1959
as Tenge Tanzen
Ken
1964
as Jiro Kokubun
The Gambler's Code
1961
as Kutsukake Tokijirô
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
as Saizo Kirigakure
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Goemon Ishikawa
A Lustful Man
1961
as Yonosuke
Destiny's Son
1962
as Takakura Shingo