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 5: Return of Mist Saizo
(Kirigakure Saizo)
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
(Saizo Kirigakure)
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 12: Castle Menagerie
(Nemuri Kyoshiro)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
(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)
The Gay Masquerade
(Benten kozo Kikunosuke)
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
(Suke-san)
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Tsukigata Hanpeita
(Tatsuma Hayase)
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
(Kojiro Kasumi)
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
(Saizo Kumogakure)
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)
Assignment Dragon No. 3
(Jiro Shiina)
Secret Assignment
(Jiro Shiina)
Assignment Cloud
(Jiro Shiina)
The Night before Pearl Harbor
(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)
Asataro the Crow
Flowery Brothers
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
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Demonfire Palanquin
Mangorō Tengu
(Tokugawa Mangorō)
Yataro’s Travel Hat
Fighting Letter for 29 People
Inazuma Kaidō
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
Ken ni kakeru
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
Princess Tsuki
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
170 Leagues to Edo
Hanatarō Jumon
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
The Magnificent Five
The Gambling Samurai
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
The Man Disappears Yesterday
Megitsune Buro
The Swishing Sword
(Shinpachiro Nasu)
新 鞍馬天狗 五條坂の決闘
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
Thief and Magistrate
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
The Young Swordsman
Iroha Elegy
The Second Son
The Magistrate
Ambush at Iga Pass
Nuregami kenpo
(Gennosuke Matsudaira)
Bakeneko goyō da
The Lord and the Gambler
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
The Princess Says No
The Young Lord
The Gaijin
Hebihime sama
The Magical Warrior
The Dancer and Two Warriors
Ojo-kichiza
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Matashirō Fighting Journey
Fighting Birds
Fighting Fire Fighter
Flowery Hood
Flowery Hood 2
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
The Song Lantern
Bara daimyo
Peony on the Skin
Yutaro kodan
Scarred Yosaburo
Mission Accomplished
Yûrei koban
Lord Tadanao
Flowers of Chivalry
Song of Sado
Koina no Ginpei
The Phantom Samurai
Nuregami botan
Exterminate the Young Boss!
Young Boss, Fugitive
Yôki na tono-sama
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
The Actress and the Three Rascals
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo