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.
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
(Ishikawa Goemon)
The Betrayal
(Kobuse Takuma)
An Actor's Revenge
(Hirutaro)
Taira Clan Saga
(Taira Kiyomori)
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
(Goemon Ishikawa)
The Great Wall
(Ching Ko)
Destiny's Son
(Takakura Shingo)
A Lustful Man
(Yonosuke)
Ken
(Jiro Kokubun)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
(Nemuri Kyoshiro)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
(Nemuri Kyoshiro)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
(Nemuri Kyoshiro)
A Certain Killer
(Shiozawa)
Sword Devil
(Hanpei)
Conflagration
(Goichi Mizoguchi)
Shinsengumi Chronicles
(Yamasaki Susumu)
Samurai Vendetta
(Tenge Tanzen)
The Broken Commandment
(Ushimatsu Segawa)
On the Road Forever
(Ipponmatsu)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
(Nemuri Kyoshiro)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
(Nemuri Kyoshiro)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
(Nemuri Kyoshiro)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
(Nemuri Kyoshiro)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
(Nemuri Kyoshiro)
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
(Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka)
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
(Saizo Kirigakure)
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
(Kirigakure Saizo)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
(Nemuri Kyoshiro)
Lone Wolf Isazo
(Isazo)
The Third Shadow Warrior
(Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto)
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
(Goemon Ishikawa)
Bronze Magician
(монах Докё)
An Osaka Story
(Keizaburo)
The Princess Sen
Jirocho Fuji
(Kira no Nikichi)
Young Boss
(Takeshi Nanjo)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
(Nemuri Kyoshiro)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
(Nemuri Kyoshiro)
Cut the Shadow
Enchanted Princess
(Tanukichiro)
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
(Tsukue Ryunosuke)
Satan's Sword
(Ryunosuke Tsukue)
The Priest and the Beauty
(Anchin)
The Demon of Mount Oe
(Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô)
The Gambler's Code
(Kutsukake Tokijirô)
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
(Ryûnosuke Tsukue)
Freelance Samurai
(Momotaro / Shinnosuke Wakagi)
A Killer's Key
(Nitta)
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
(Hyosuke Yagyu)
Buddha
(Kunala)
Onatsu and Seijuro
Secret of Naruto
The Fencing Master
(Shojiro Sawada)
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
(Hôjô Tokimune)
Bloody Shuriken
(Ibuki)
The Loyal 47 Ronin
(Takuminokami Asano)
Bonchi
(Kikuji)
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
The Gay Masquerade
(Benten kozo Kikunosuke)
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
(Suke-san)
Tsukigata Hanpeita
(Tatsuma Hayase)
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
(Saizo Kumogakure)
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
(Kojiro Kasumi)
The Great White Tiger Platoon
The Two Musashis
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
(Saizo Kumogakure)
Stop the Old Fox
(Shinosuke Shimada)
The School of Spies
(Jiro Shiina)
The Night before Pearl Harbor
(Jiro Shiina)
Assignment Dragon No. 3
(Jiro Shiina)
Assignment Cloud
(Jiro Shiina)
Secret Assignment
(Jiro Shiina)
Seven Miles to Nakayama
(Masakichi)
Sworn Brothers
(Jokichi Sakurada)
Young Boss: Prison Release
(Takeshi Nanjo)
Love of the Princess
(Arisugawa)
Gonpachi
(Gonpachirô Shiga)
Flowery Brothers
Asataro the Crow
A Thousand Flying Cranes
(Hanjirô)
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
(Harima Aoyama)
The Radiant Prince
(Hikaru Genji)
Her Hidden Past
(Mondo Hayase)
Vagabonds from Badgerville
Floating Vessel
Inazuma Kaidō
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Demonfire Palanquin
Mangorō Tengu
(Tokugawa Mangorō)
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
(Shinpachiro Nasu)
Princess Tsuki
The Magnificent Five
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
The Gambling Samurai
Megitsune Buro
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
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
(Gennosuke Matsudaira)
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
Bakeneko Goyōda