Raizō Ichikawa
Born August 29, 1931 · Kyoto, Japan
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.
Notable Appearances
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The Dancer and Two Warriors
Sword Devil
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Buddha
Demonfire Palanquin
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Destiny's Son
The Third Shadow Warrior
The School of Spies
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
A Certain Killer
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
The Broken Commandment
Bronze Magician
The Gay Masquerade
Secret of Naruto
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Samurai Vendetta
The Demon of Mount Oe
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Bonchi
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
The Betrayal
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
A Lustful Man
Satan's Sword
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
Tabiwa Oiroke
Anchin and Kiyohime
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
Ken
A Killer's Key
The Gambler's Code
Bloody Shuriken
The Great Wall
The Princess Sen
Fighting Letter for 29 People
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Freelance Samurai
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
The Radiant Prince
The Great White Tiger Platoon
Enchanted Princess
Lone Wolf Isazo
Yataro’s Travel Hat
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Hanatarō Jumon
The Two Musashis
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
Scarred Yosaburo
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
The Actress and the Three Rascals
On the Road Forever
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
The Fencing Master
Floating Vessel
Flowery Brothers
An Osaka Story
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Lord Tadanao
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Flowery Hood
The Swishing Sword
Ambush at Iga Pass
Cut the Shadow
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
Megitsune Buro
Assignment Dragon No. 3
The Man Disappears Yesterday
Jirocho Fuji
Betting on the Sword
The Princess Says No
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Young Boss
Assignment Cloud
Yûrei koban
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Secret Assignment
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
Yôki na tono-sama
A Thousand Flying Cranes
The Second Son
Love of the Princess
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
Snake Princess
Fantastico
Matashirō Fighting Journey
Sworn Brothers
Stop the Old Fox
The Gaijin
Princess Tsuki
170 Leagues to Edo
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
Tsukigata Hanpeita
The Night before Pearl Harbor
Young Boss, Fugitive
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
The Magical Warrior
Thief and Magistrate
Ojo-kichiza
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
Peony on the Skin
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Mission Accomplished
The Gambling Samurai
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Flowery Hood 2
The Magnificent Five
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Otemoyan
Fighting Fire Fighter
Vagabonds from Badgerville
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
Iroha Elegy
Bakeneko Goyōda
Koina no Ginpei
The Magistrate
Fighting Birds
Song of Sado
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
Flowers of Chivalry
Her Hidden Past
The Song Lantern
Inazuma Kaidō
Bara daimyo
The Phantom Samurai
Asataro the Crow
Mangorō Tengu
Seven Miles to Nakayama
Young Boss: Prison Release
Exterminate the Young Boss!
Yutaro's Secret Story
Nuregami kenpo
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita
The Young Swordsman
