Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Known for
Acting
Born
August 29, 1931
Died
July 17, 1969 (aged 37)
Birthplace
Kyoto, Japan

Biography

Raizō Ichikawa VIII (born 29 August 1931, died 17 July 1969) was a Japanese film and kabuki actor. He mostly appeared in period dramas. He is best known for the Sleepy Eyes of Death series, Ninja series and Nakano Spy School series (based on the Nakano School). Raizō worked many times with director Kenji Misumi. Their collaborations include The Sword (based on a book by Yukio Mishima) and Destiny's Son. Other great works include An Actor's Revenge.

Known For

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Filmography

1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

Movie · as Nemuri Kyoshiro

1969
Sworn Brothers poster

Sworn Brothers

Movie · as Jokichi Sakurada

1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

Movie · as Nemuri Kyoshiro

1968
Lone Wolf Isazo poster

Lone Wolf Isazo

Movie · as Isazo

1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair

Movie · as Nemuri Kyoshiro

1968
The Night before Pearl Harbor poster

The Night before Pearl Harbor

Movie · as Jiro Shiina

1967
A Certain Killer poster

A Certain Killer

Movie · as Shiozawa

1967
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka poster

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

Movie · as Seishu Hanaoka (Unpei)

1967
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

Movie · as Nemuri Kyoshiro

1967
A Killer's Key poster

A Killer's Key

Movie · as Nitta

1967
Assignment Dragon No. 3 poster

Assignment Dragon No. 3

Movie · as Jiro Shiina

1967
Secret Assignment poster

Secret Assignment

Movie · as Jiro Shiina

1967
Exterminate the Young Boss! poster

Exterminate the Young Boss!

Movie

1967
Young Boss, Fugitive poster

Young Boss, Fugitive

Movie

1967
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh poster

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

Movie

1966
The Betrayal poster

The Betrayal

Movie · as Kobuse Takuma

1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

Movie · as Nemuri Kyoshiro

1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess

Movie · as Nemuri Kyoshiro

1966
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies poster

Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies

Movie · as Kojiro Kasumi

1966
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back poster

Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back

Movie · as Saizo Kumogakure

1966
The School of Spies poster

The School of Spies

Movie · as Jiro Shiina

1966
Assignment Cloud poster

Assignment Cloud

Movie · as Jiro Shiina

1966
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight poster

Young Boss: Invitation to Fight

Movie

1966
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity poster

Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

Movie

1966
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit poster

The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit

Movie

1965
Sword Devil poster

Sword Devil

Movie · as Hanpei

1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

Movie · as Nemuri Kyoshiro

1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

Movie · as Nemuri Kyoshiro

1965
Young Boss poster

Young Boss

Movie · as Takeshi Nanjo

1965
Bloody Shuriken poster

Bloody Shuriken

Movie · as Ibuki

1965
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy poster

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

Movie · as Saizo Kumogakure

1965
Young Boss: Prison Release poster

Young Boss: Prison Release

Movie · as Takeshi Nanjo

1965
New Tengu from Mount Kurama poster

New Tengu from Mount Kurama

Movie

1965
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel poster

New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel

Movie

1964
Ken poster

Ken

Movie · as Jiro Kokubun

1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

Movie

1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing

Movie · as Nemuri Kyoshiro

1964
On the Road Forever poster

On the Road Forever

Movie · as Ipponmatsu

1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

Movie · as Nemuri Kyoshiro

1964
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo poster

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

Movie · as Kirigakure Saizo

1964
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege poster

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

Movie · as Saizo Kirigakure

1964
The Man Disappears Yesterday poster

The Man Disappears Yesterday

Movie

1964
The Gambling Samurai poster

The Gambling Samurai

Movie

1963
An Actor's Revenge poster

An Actor's Revenge

Movie · as Hirutaro

1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance poster

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Movie · as Goemon Ishikawa

1963
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

Movie · as Nemuri Kyoshiro

1963
Shinsengumi Chronicles poster

Shinsengumi Chronicles

Movie · as Yamasaki Susumu

1963
The Third Shadow Warrior poster

The Third Shadow Warrior

Movie · as Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto

1963
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection poster

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

Movie · as Goemon Ishikawa

1963
Bronze Magician poster

Bronze Magician

Movie · as монах Докё

1963
Cut the Shadow poster

Cut the Shadow

Movie

1963
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie poster

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

Movie · as Harima Aoyama

1963
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho poster

The Confusing Journey of Jirocho

Movie

1962
Ninja, A Band of Assassins poster

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Movie · as Ishikawa Goemon

1962
The Great Wall poster

The Great Wall

Movie · as Ching Ko

1962
Destiny's Son poster

Destiny's Son

Movie · as Takakura Shingo

1962
The Broken Commandment poster

The Broken Commandment

Movie · as Ushimatsu Segawa

1962
The Fencing Master poster

The Fencing Master

Movie · as Shojiro Sawada

1962
Seven Miles to Nakayama poster

Seven Miles to Nakayama

Movie · as Masakichi

1962
Her Hidden Past poster

Her Hidden Past

Movie · as Mondo Hayase

1962
170 Leagues to Edo poster

170 Leagues to Edo

Movie

1962
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven poster

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

Movie

1962
Betting on the Sword poster

Betting on the Sword

Movie

1962
The Actress and the Three Rascals poster

The Actress and the Three Rascals

Movie

1962
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo poster

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

Movie

1962
Yôki na tono-sama poster

Yôki na tono-sama

Movie

1961
A Lustful Man poster

A Lustful Man

Movie · as Yonosuke

1961
The Gambler's Code poster

The Gambler's Code

Movie · as Kutsukake Tokijirô

1961
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter poster

Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

Movie · as Ryûnosuke Tsukue

1961
Buddha poster

Buddha

Movie · as Kunala

1961
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo poster

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

Movie · as Suke-san

1961
The Radiant Prince poster

The Radiant Prince

Movie · as Hikaru Genji

1961
Vagabonds from Badgerville poster

Vagabonds from Badgerville

Movie

1961
Fantastico poster

Fantastico

Movie

1961
Song of Sado poster

Song of Sado

Movie

1961
Flowers of Chivalry poster

Flowers of Chivalry

Movie

1961
The Phantom Samurai poster

The Phantom Samurai

Movie

1961
Koina no Ginpei poster

Koina no Ginpei

Movie

1961
Tabiwa Oiroke poster

Tabiwa Oiroke

Movie

1961
Otemoyan poster

Otemoyan

Movie

1960
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God poster

Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God

Movie · as Tsukue Ryunosuke

1960
Satan's Sword poster

Satan's Sword

Movie · as Ryunosuke Tsukue

1960
Anchin and Kiyohime poster

Anchin and Kiyohime

Movie · as Anchin

1960
The Demon of Mount Oe poster

The Demon of Mount Oe

Movie · as Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô

1960
Bonchi poster

Bonchi

Movie · as Kikuji

1960
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous poster

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

Movie

1960
The Two Musashis poster

The Two Musashis

Movie

1960
Mission Accomplished poster

Mission Accomplished

Movie

1960
Yûrei koban poster

Yûrei koban

Movie

1960
The Song Lantern poster

The Song Lantern

Movie

1960
Scarred Yosaburo poster

Scarred Yosaburo

Movie

1960
Lord Tadanao poster

Lord Tadanao

Movie

1960
Bara daimyo poster

Bara daimyo

Movie

1959
Samurai Vendetta poster

Samurai Vendetta

Movie · as Tenge Tanzen

1959
Jirocho Fuji poster

Jirocho Fuji

Movie · as Kira no Nikichi

1959
Enchanted Princess poster

Enchanted Princess

Movie · as Tanukichiro

1959
Stop the Old Fox poster

Stop the Old Fox

Movie · as Shinosuke Shimada

1959
A Thousand Flying Cranes poster

A Thousand Flying Cranes

Movie · as Hanjirô

1959
The Princess Says No poster

The Princess Says No

Movie

1959
The Lord and the Gambler poster

The Lord and the Gambler

Movie

1959
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord poster

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

Movie

1959
The Gaijin poster

The Gaijin

Movie

1959
Ojo-kichiza poster

Ojo-kichiza

Movie

1959
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days poster

Lord Nobunaga's Early Days

Movie

1959
Snake Princess poster

Snake Princess

Movie

1959
Peony on the Skin poster

Peony on the Skin

Movie

1959
Yutaro's Secret Story poster

Yutaro's Secret Story

Movie

1958
Conflagration poster

Conflagration

Movie · as Goichi Mizoguchi

1958
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion poster

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

Movie · as Hôjô Tokimune

1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin poster

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Movie · as Takuminokami Asano

1958
The Gay Masquerade poster

The Gay Masquerade

Movie · as Benten kozo Kikunosuke

1958
Princess Tsuki poster

Princess Tsuki

Movie

1958
The Magnificent Five poster

The Magnificent Five

Movie

1958
Hanatarō Jumon poster

Hanatarō Jumon

Movie

1958
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase poster

Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase

Movie

1958
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko poster

Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko

Movie

1958
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo poster

The 7th Secret Agent to Edo

Movie

1958
Megitsune Buro poster

Megitsune Buro

Movie

1958
The Swishing Sword poster

The Swishing Sword

Movie · as Shinpachiro Nasu

1958
Nuregami kenpo poster

Nuregami kenpo

Movie · as Gennosuke Matsudaira

1958
Ambush at Iga Pass poster

Ambush at Iga Pass

Movie

1958
Bakeneko Goyōda poster

Bakeneko Goyōda

Movie

1957
An Osaka Story poster

An Osaka Story

Movie · as Keizaburo

1957
Freelance Samurai poster

Freelance Samurai

Movie · as Momotaro / Shinnosuke Wakagi

1957
Secret of Naruto poster

Secret of Naruto

Movie

1957
Love of the Princess poster

Love of the Princess

Movie · as Arisugawa

1957
Floating Vessel poster

Floating Vessel

Movie

1957
Demonfire Palanquin poster

Demonfire Palanquin

Movie

1957
Inazuma Kaidō poster

Inazuma Kaidō

Movie

1957
Mangorō Tengu poster

Mangorō Tengu

Movie · as Tokugawa Mangorō

1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling poster

Daiei Studio is Bustling

Movie

1957
Fighting Letter for 29 People poster

Fighting Letter for 29 People

Movie

1957
Yataro’s Travel Hat poster

Yataro’s Travel Hat

Movie

1956
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

Movie · as Hyosuke Yagyu

1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita poster

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Movie · as Tatsuma Hayase

1956
Asataro the Crow poster

Asataro the Crow

Movie

1956
Gonpachi poster

Gonpachi

Movie · as Gonpachirô Shiga

1956
Flowery Brothers poster

Flowery Brothers

Movie

1956
Migratory Birds of the Flowers poster

Migratory Birds of the Flowers

Movie

1956
Matashirō Fighting Journey poster

Matashirō Fighting Journey

Movie

1956
Fighting Birds poster

Fighting Birds

Movie

1956
Fighting Fire Fighter poster

Fighting Fire Fighter

Movie

1956
Flowery Hood 2 poster

Flowery Hood 2

Movie

1956
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita poster

Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita

Movie

1956
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider

Movie

1956
Flowery Hood poster

Flowery Hood

Movie

1955
Taira Clan Saga poster

Taira Clan Saga

Movie · as Taira Kiyomori

1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love poster

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

Movie

1955
Thief and Magistrate poster

Thief and Magistrate

Movie

1955
Iroha Elegy poster

Iroha Elegy

Movie

1955
The Second Son poster

The Second Son

Movie

1955
The Magistrate poster

The Magistrate

Movie

1955
The Dancer and Two Warriors poster

The Dancer and Two Warriors

Movie

1955
The Magical Warrior poster

The Magical Warrior

Movie

1955
The Young Lord

The Young Lord

Movie

1954
The Princess Sen poster

The Princess Sen

Movie · as Hideyori Toyotomi

1954
Onatsu and Seijuro

Onatsu and Seijuro

Movie

1954
The Great White Tiger Platoon poster

The Great White Tiger Platoon

Movie

1954
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord poster

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord

Movie

1954
The Young Swordsman poster

The Young Swordsman

Movie