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Raizō Ichikawa
Biography
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.
Known For
Taira Clan Saga
as Taira Kiyomori
An Actor's Revenge
as Hirutaro
A Lustful Man
as Yonosuke
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
as Kirigakure Saizo
Buddha
as Kunala
Secret of Naruto
Conflagration
as Goichi Mizoguchi
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Takuminokami Asano
A Certain Killer
as Shiozawa
The Third Shadow Warrior
as Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
