Actor

Raizō Ichikawa

Acting

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Acting credits

153

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.6

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Movies: 153Series: 0

TMDB ID: 128022

IMDb ID: nm0406737

Known for: Acting

Born: August 29, 1931

Died: July 17, 1969

Age: 37

Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1954 - 1969

Years active: 16

Average TMDB rating: 6.73

Wikidata: Q719225

Also known as

市川雷蔵 • Raizô Ichikawa • Ichikawa Raizō VIII • Райдзо Итикава • Raizo Ichikawa • رایزو ایچیکاوا

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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).