Biography
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.
Acted in 156
1960s
- 1969
Sworn Brothers
Jokichi Sakurada
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Nemuri Kyoshiro
- 1968
Lone Wolf Isazo
Isazo
The Night before Pearl Harbor
Jiro Shiina
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Nemuri Kyoshiro
- 1967
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Movie
A Killer's Key
Nitta
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Seishu Hanaoka (Unpei)
Young Boss, Fugitive
Movie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Secret Assignment
Jiro Shiina
A Certain Killer
Shiozawa
Exterminate the Young Boss!
Movie
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Jiro Shiina
- 1966
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
Kojiro Kasumi
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Assignment Cloud
Jiro Shiina
The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit
Movie
The Betrayal
Kobuse Takuma
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
Movie
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Saizo Kumogakure
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
Movie
- 1965
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
Movie
Sword Devil
Hanpei
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
Movie
Young Boss: Prison Release
Takeshi Nanjo
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Saizo Kumogakure
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Young Boss
Takeshi Nanjo
Bloody Shuriken
Ibuki
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Nemuri Kyoshiro
- 1964
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
Kirigakure Saizo
The Gambling Samurai
Movie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Saizo Kirigakure
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Nemuri Kyoshiro
The Man Disappears Yesterday
Movie
Ken
Jiro Kokubun
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
Movie
- 1963
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Goemon Ishikawa
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
Goemon Ishikawa
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
Movie
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
Harima Aoyama
The Third Shadow Warrior
Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
Cut the Shadow
Movie
An Actor's Revenge
Hirutaro
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Yamasaki Susumu
- 1962
Yôki na tono-sama
Movie
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Ishikawa Goemon
The Great Wall
Ching Ko
The Fencing Master
Shojiro Sawada
Betting on the Sword
Movie
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
Movie
170 Leagues to Edo
Movie
Destiny's Son
Takakura Shingo
Seven Miles to Nakayama
Masakichi
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Movie
The Broken Commandment
Ushimatsu Segawa
Her Hidden Past
Mondo Hayase
The Actress and the Three Rascals
Movie
- 1961
Flowers of Chivalry
Movie
The Phantom Samurai
Movie
Buddha
Kunala
The Radiant Prince
Hikaru Genji
Koina no Ginpei
Movie
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Suke-san
Otemoyan
Movie
Tabiwa Oiroke
Movie
Song of Sado
Movie
Fantastico
Movie
Vagabonds from Badgerville
Movie
- 1960
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
Tsukue Ryunosuke
Bara daimyo
Movie
Lord Tadanao
Movie
Satan's Sword
Ryunosuke Tsukue
Anchin and Kiyohime
Anchin
Scarred Yosaburo
Movie
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Movie
The Song Lantern
Movie
The Demon of Mount Oe
Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô
Yûrei koban
Movie
Mission Accomplished
Movie
The Two Musashis
Movie
1950s
- 1959
Enchanted Princess
Tanukichiro
The Princess Says No
Movie
Samurai Vendetta
Tenge Tanzen
Stop the Old Fox
Shinosuke Shimada
The Lord and the Gambler
Movie
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
Movie
Jirocho Fuji
Kira no Nikichi
A Thousand Flying Cranes
Hanjirô
The Gaijin
Movie
Ojo-kichiza
Movie
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
Movie
Snake Princess
Movie
Yutaro's Secret Story
Movie
Peony on the Skin
Movie
- 1958
Bakeneko Goyōda
Movie
The Gay Masquerade
Benten kozo Kikunosuke
Ambush at Iga Pass
Movie
Nuregami kenpo
Gennosuke Matsudaira
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Hôjô Tokimune
Conflagration
Goichi Mizoguchi
The Swishing Sword
Shinpachiro Nasu
Megitsune Buro
Movie
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
Movie
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
Movie
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
Movie
Hanatarō Jumon
Movie
The Magnificent Five
Movie
Princess Tsuki
Movie
- 1957
Freelance Samurai
Momotaro / Shinnosuke Wakagi
Demonfire Palanquin
Movie
Inazuma Kaidō
Movie
Mangorō Tengu
Tokugawa Mangorō
Yataro’s Travel Hat
Movie
Fighting Letter for 29 People
Movie
Floating Vessel
Movie
Love of the Princess
Arisugawa
An Osaka Story
Keizaburo
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Movie
- 1956
Gonpachi
Gonpachirô Shiga
Fighting Fire Fighter
Movie
Flowery Hood 2
Movie
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tatsuma Hayase
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita
Movie
Flowery Hood
Movie
Flowery Brothers
Movie
Fighting Birds
Movie
Asataro the Crow
Movie
Matashirō Fighting Journey
Movie
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Movie
- 1955
Thief and Magistrate
Movie
Iroha Elegy
Movie
Taira Clan Saga
Taira Kiyomori
The Magical Warrior
Movie
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Movie
The Magistrate
Movie
The Second Son
Movie
- 1954
The Young Swordsman
Movie
The Princess Sen
Hideyori Toyotomi
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
Movie
The Great White Tiger Platoon
Movie
