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.
Filmography
Sworn Brothers
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
Lone Wolf Isazo
The Night before Pearl Harbor
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
A Killer's Key
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Young Boss, Fugitive
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Secret Assignment
A Certain Killer
Exterminate the Young Boss!
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Assignment Cloud
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
The Betrayal
The School of Spies
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
