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Raizō Ichikawa

Aug 29, 1931 - Jul 17, 1969 (37 years old) in Kyoto, Japan

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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).

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Known For

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Taira Clan Saga
Taira Kiyomori
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An Actor's Revenge
Hirutaro
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Buddha
Kunala
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Conflagration
Goichi Mizoguchi
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Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
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Jirocho Fuji
Kira no Nikichi
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The Demon of Mount Oe
Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô
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The Great Wall
Ching Ko
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
Takuminokami Asano
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Samurai Vendetta
Tenge Tanzen

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