Raizō Ichikawa

Actor

Raizō Ichikawa

Born August 29, 1931 in Kyoto, JapanDied July 17, 1969160 films

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.

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An Actor's Revenge posterFirst watchAn Actor's Revenge19636.6as HirutaroA supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.View film

Filmography

160 films as actor
  1. 1969Sworn BrothersJokichi Sakurada
  2. 1969Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle MenagerieNemuri Kyoshiro
  3. 1968Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's LairNemuri Kyoshiro
  4. 1968Lone Wolf IsazoIsazo
  5. 1968The Night before Pearl HarborJiro Shiina
  6. 1968Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a WomanNemuri Kyoshiro
  7. 1967Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
  8. 1967A Killer's KeyNitta
  9. 1967The Wife of Seishu HanaokaSeishu Hanaoka (Unpei)
  10. 1967Young Boss, Fugitive
  11. 1967Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of TrapsNemuri Kyoshiro
  12. 1967Secret AssignmentJiro Shiina
  13. 1967A Certain KillerShiozawa
  14. 1967Exterminate the Young Boss!
  15. 1967Assignment Dragon No. 3Jiro Shiina
  16. 1966Shinobi no mono 8: The Three EnemiesKojiro Kasumi
  17. 1966Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of VillainyNemuri Kyoshiro
  18. 1966Assignment CloudJiro Shiina
  19. 1966The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
  20. 1966The BetrayalKobuse Takuma
  21. 1966The School of SpiesJiro Shiina
  22. 1966Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
  23. 1966Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the PrincessNemuri Kyoshiro
  24. 1966Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes BackSaizo Kumogakure
  25. 1966Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
  26. 1965New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
  27. 1965Sword DevilHanpei
  28. 1965New Tengu from Mount Kurama
  29. 1965Young Boss: Prison ReleaseTakeshi Nanjo
  30. 1965Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga SpySaizo Kumogakure
  31. 1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of SatanNemuri Kyoshiro
  32. 1965Young BossTakeshi Nanjo
  33. 1965Bloody ShurikenIbuki
  34. 1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of FireNemuri Kyoshiro
  35. 1964Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist SaizoKirigakure Saizo
  36. 1964The Gambling Samurai
  37. 1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of SeductionNemuri Kyoshiro
  38. 1964On the Road ForeverIpponmatsu
  39. 1964Shinobi no Mono 4: SiegeSaizo Kirigakure
  40. 1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle KillingNemuri Kyoshiro
  41. 1964The Man Disappears Yesterday
  42. 1964KenJiro Kokubun
  43. 1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
  44. 1963Shinobi no Mono 3: ResurrectionGoemon Ishikawa
  45. 1963Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese JadeNemuri Kyoshiro
  46. 1963Bronze Magicianмонах Докё
  47. 1963Shinobi no Mono 2: VengeanceGoemon Ishikawa
  48. 1963The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
  49. 1963A Samurai Never Tells a LieHarima Aoyama
  50. 1963The Third Shadow WarriorKyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
  51. 1963Cut the Shadow
  52. 1963An Actor's RevengeHirutaro
  53. 1963Shinsengumi ChroniclesYamasaki Susumu
  54. 1962Yôki na tono-sama
  55. 1962Ninja, A Band of AssassinsIshikawa Goemon
  56. 1962The Great WallChing Ko
  57. 1962The Fencing MasterShojiro Sawada
  58. 1962Betting on the Sword
  59. 1962Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
  60. 1962170 Leagues to Edo
  61. 1962Destiny's SonTakakura Shingo
  62. 1962Seven Miles to NakayamaMasakichi
  63. 1962Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
  64. 1962The Broken CommandmentUshimatsu Segawa
  65. 1962Her Hidden PastMondo Hayase
  66. 1962The Actress and the Three Rascals
  67. 1961Flowers of Chivalry
  68. 1961The Phantom Samurai
  69. 1961BuddhaKunala
  70. 1961The Radiant PrinceHikaru Genji
  71. 1961Koina no Ginpei
  72. 1961Song of Sado
  73. 1961Mito Komon’s Journey to EzoSuke-san
  74. 1961The Gambler's CodeKutsukake Tokijirô
  75. 1961Satan's Sword III: The Final ChapterRyûnosuke Tsukue
  76. 1961Otemoyan
  77. 1961Tabiwa Oiroke
  78. 1961A Lustful ManYonosuke
  79. 1961Fantastico
  80. 1961Vagabonds from Badgerville
  81. 1960Satan's Sword II: The Dragon GodTsukue Ryunosuke
  82. 1960Bara daimyo
  83. 1960Lord Tadanao
  84. 1960Satan's SwordRyunosuke Tsukue
  85. 1960Anchin and KiyohimeAnchin
  86. 1960Scarred Yosaburo
  87. 1960Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
  88. 1960The Song Lantern
  89. 1960The Demon of Mount OeMinamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô
  90. 1960BonchiKikuji
  91. 1960Yûrei koban
  92. 1960Mission Accomplished
  93. 1960The Two Musashis
  94. 1959Enchanted PrincessTanukichiro
  95. 1959The Princess Says No
  96. 1959Samurai VendettaTenge Tanzen
  97. 1959Stop the Old FoxShinosuke Shimada
  98. 1959The Lord and the Gambler
  99. 1959Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
  100. 1959Jirocho FujiKira no Nikichi
  101. 1959A Thousand Flying CranesHanjirô
  102. 1959The Gaijin
  103. 1959Ojo-kichiza
  104. 1959Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
  105. 1959Snake Princess
  106. 1959Yutaro's Secret Story
  107. 1959Peony on the Skin
  108. 1958Bakeneko Goyōda
  109. 1958The Gay MasqueradeBenten kozo Kikunosuke
  110. 1958Ambush at Iga Pass
  111. 1958Nuregami kenpoGennosuke Matsudaira
  112. 1958Nichiren and the Great Mongol InvasionHôjô Tokimune
  113. 1958ConflagrationGoichi Mizoguchi
  114. 1958The Swishing SwordShinpachiro Nasu
  115. 1958Megitsune Buro
  116. 1958The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
  117. 1958Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
  118. 1958Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
  119. 1958The Loyal 47 RoninTakuminokami Asano
  120. 1958Hanatarō Jumon