Raizō Ichikawa
Known for acting · Born 29 August 1931 · Died 17 July 1969 · aged 37 · Kyoto, Japan
160 credits
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.
Known for
Taira Clan Saga
1955
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
Conflagration
1958
Destiny's Son
1962
The Betrayal
1966
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
1964
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
Sword Devil
1965
A Certain Killer
1967
Ken
1964
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
Samurai Vendetta
1959
Acting (160)
1969Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle MenagerieNemuri KyoshiroFilm
1969Sworn BrothersJokichi SakuradaFilm
1968Lone Wolf IsazoIsazoFilm
1968Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's LairNemuri KyoshiroFilm
1968Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a WomanNemuri KyoshiroFilm
1968The Night before Pearl HarborJiro ShiinaFilm
1967A Certain KillerShiozawaFilm
1967The Wife of Seishu HanaokaSeishu Hanaoka (Unpei)Film
1967Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of TrapsNemuri KyoshiroFilm
1967A Killer's KeyNittaFilm
1967Assignment Dragon No. 3Jiro ShiinaFilm
1967Secret AssignmentJiro ShiinaFilm
1967Exterminate the Young Boss!Film
1967Young Boss, FugitiveFilm
1967Young Boss: Leader's FleshFilm
1966The BetrayalKobuse TakumaFilm
1966Shinobi no mono 8: The Three EnemiesKojiro KasumiFilm
1966Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes BackSaizo KumogakureFilm
1966Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of VillainyNemuri KyoshiroFilm
1966Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the PrincessNemuri KyoshiroFilm
1966The School of SpiesJiro ShiinaFilm
1966Assignment CloudJiro ShiinaFilm
1966Young Boss: Invitation to FightFilm
1966Young Boss: Overcoming AdversityFilm
1966The Young Boss and the Navy SpiritFilm
1965Sword DevilHanpeiFilm
1965Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga SpySaizo KumogakureFilm
1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of FireNemuri KyoshiroFilm
1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of SatanNemuri KyoshiroFilm
1965Bloody ShurikenIbukiFilm
1965Young Boss: Prison ReleaseTakeshi NanjoFilm
1965New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka DuelFilm
1965Young BossTakeshi NanjoFilm
1965New Tengu from Mount KuramaFilm
1964Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist SaizoKirigakure SaizoFilm
1964KenJiro KokubunFilm
1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of SeductionNemuri KyoshiroFilm
1964Shinobi no Mono 4: SiegeSaizo KirigakureFilm
1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of AdventureFilm
1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle KillingNemuri KyoshiroFilm
1964On the Road ForeverIpponmatsuFilm
1964The Man Disappears YesterdayFilm
1964The Gambling SamuraiFilm
1963An Actor's RevengeHirutaroFilm
1963Shinobi no Mono 2: VengeanceGoemon IshikawaFilm
1963Shinobi no Mono 3: ResurrectionGoemon IshikawaFilm
1963The Third Shadow WarriorKyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka IkemotoFilm
1963Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese JadeNemuri KyoshiroFilm
1963Shinsengumi ChroniclesYamasaki SusumuFilm
1963Bronze Magicianмонах ДокёFilm
1963A Samurai Never Tells a LieHarima AoyamaFilm
1963Cut the ShadowFilm
1963The Confusing Journey of JirochoFilm
1962Ninja, A Band of AssassinsIshikawa GoemonFilm
1962Destiny's SonTakakura ShingoFilm
1962The Broken CommandmentUshimatsu SegawaFilm
1962The Fencing MasterShojiro SawadaFilm
1962Seven Miles to NakayamaMasakichiFilm
1962The Great WallChing KoFilm
1962Her Hidden PastMondo HayaseFilm
1962170 Leagues to EdoFilm
1962Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-SevenFilm
1962Betting on the SwordFilm
1962The Actress and the Three RascalsFilm
1962Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayoFilm
1962Yôki na tono-samaFilm
1961Satan's Sword III: The Final ChapterRyûnosuke TsukueFilm
1961A Lustful ManYonosukeFilm
1961Mito Komon’s Journey to EzoSuke-sanFilm
1961The Gambler's CodeKutsukake TokijirôFilm
1961The Radiant PrinceHikaru GenjiFilm
1961Vagabonds from BadgervilleFilm
1961BuddhaKunalaFilm
1961Song of SadoFilm
1961Flowers of ChivalryFilm
1961The Phantom SamuraiFilm
1961Koina no GinpeiFilm
1961OtemoyanFilm
1961FantasticoFilm
1961Tabiwa OirokeFilm
1960The Demon of Mount OeMinamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-RaikôFilm
1960Satan's SwordRyunosuke TsukueFilm
1960Satan's Sword II: The Dragon GodTsukue RyunosukeFilm
1960The Two MusashisFilm
1960Anchin and KiyohimeAnchinFilm
1960Jirocho Fuji 2: The ChivalrousFilm
1960BonchiKikujiFilm
1960Lord TadanaoFilm
1960The Song LanternFilm
1960Scarred YosaburoFilm
1960Mission AccomplishedFilm
1960Yûrei kobanFilm
1960Bara daimyoFilm
1959Samurai VendettaTenge TanzenFilm
1959Enchanted PrincessTanukichiroFilm
1959Jirocho FujiKira no NikichiFilm
1959Lord Nobunaga's Early DaysFilm
1959Stop the Old FoxShinosuke ShimadaFilm
1959Sudden Attack of the Christian LordFilm
1959A Thousand Flying CranesHanjirôFilm
1959The Lord and the GamblerFilm
1959The GaijinFilm
1959Ojo-kichizaFilm
1959Snake PrincessFilm
1959Yutaro's Secret StoryFilm
1959The Princess Says NoFilm
1959Peony on the SkinFilm
1958ConflagrationGoichi MizoguchiFilm
1958The Loyal 47 RoninTakuminokami AsanoFilm
1958The Gay MasqueradeBenten kozo KikunosukeFilm
1958Ambush at Iga PassFilm
1958Nichiren and the Great Mongol InvasionHôjô TokimuneFilm
1958The Swishing SwordShinpachiro NasuFilm
1958Nuregami kenpoGennosuke MatsudairaFilm
1958Princess TsukiFilm
1958The Magnificent FiveFilm
1958Hanatarō JumonFilm
1958Tabi wa kimagure kaze makaseFilm
1958Inochi wo Kakeru OtokoFilm
1958The 7th Secret Agent to EdoFilm
1958Megitsune BuroFilm
1958Bakeneko GoyōdaFilm
1957Secret of NarutoFilm
1957An Osaka StoryKeizaburoFilm
1957Freelance SamuraiMomotaro / Shinnosuke WakagiFilm
1957Love of the PrincessArisugawaFilm
1957Floating VesselFilm
1957Yataro’s Travel HatFilm
1957Demonfire PalanquinFilm
1957Inazuma KaidōFilm
1957Mangorō TenguTokugawa MangorōFilm
1957Daiei Studio is BustlingFilm
1957Fighting Letter for 29 PeopleFilm
1956Hidden Story of the Yagyu ClanHyosuke YagyuFilm
1956Tsukigata HanpeitaTatsuma HayaseFilm
1956Asataro the CrowFilm
1956GonpachiGonpachirô ShigaFilm
1956Flowery BrothersFilm
1956Migratory Birds of the FlowersFilm
1956Matashirō Fighting JourneyFilm
1956Fighting BirdsFilm
1956Fighting Fire FighterFilm
1956Flowery Hood 2Film
1956Travel Chronicles of Yaji and KitaFilm
1956Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin SpiderFilm
1956Flowery HoodFilm
1955Taira Clan SagaTaira KiyomoriFilm
1955A Girl Isn't Allowed to LoveFilm
1955The Dancer and Two WarriorsFilm
1955Thief and MagistrateFilm
1955Iroha ElegyFilm
1955The Second SonFilm
1955The MagistrateFilm
1955The Magical WarriorFilm
1955The Young LordFilm
1954The Great White Tiger PlatoonFilm
1954The Princess SenHideyori ToyotomiFilm
1954Onatsu and SeijuroFilm
1954Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost LordFilm
1954The Young SwordsmanFilm