Biography

Raizô Ichikawa was born on August 29, 1931 in Kyoto, Japan as Akio Kamezaki, at the age of 6 months was adopted by his uncle Kazo Takeuchi (kabuki actor Kudanji Ichikawa III) as Yoshio Takeuchi. Started his kabuki career in 1946 as Enzo Ichikawa II. In 1951 he was both re-adopted by Shôzô Ôta (actor Jukai Ichikawa III) as Yoshiya Ôta and changed his stage name to Raizô Ichikawa VIII. He is known in cinema for Conflagration (1958), Ninja, a Band of Assassins (1962) and The Outcast (1962). Raizô Ichikawa died on July 17, 1969 in Tokyo, Japan from hepatic metastases of colon cancer.

Actor

Gambler's Life: Unstoppable Bloodbath(1969)as Jokichi

Sleepy Eyes of Death: Castle Menagerie(1969)as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Sleepy Eyes of Death: In the Spider's Lair(1968)as Kyoshiro Nemuri

Hitori okami(1968)as Isazo

Rikugun Nakano gakkô: Kaisen zen'ya(1968)as Jiro Shiina

Self

1964 nen Daiei Star Hana no nengajô(1964)as Self

1963 nen Daiei Star Hana no nengajô(1963)as Self

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo(1962)as Self

Studio wa ten'yawan'ya(1957)as Self

Known for

Conflagration1958 · Actor Ninja, a Band of Assassins1962 · Actor Nemuri Kyôshirô: Joyôken1964 · Actor Benten kozô1958 · Actor

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Raizô Ichikawa and Akitake Kôno in Ken (1964)

Yukiko Fuji and Raizô Ichikawa in Ken (1964)

Akio Hasegawa and Raizô Ichikawa in Ken (1964)

Credit Score: Raizô Ichikawa

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The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

Seishû 'Unpei' Hanaoka

Thu Oct 01 1970

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Votes
1	The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka	4.88	1970	•	7.3	310
2	Ninja, a Band of Assassins	4.88	1962	•	7.1	1125
3	Conflagration	4.88	1958	•	7.1	1089
4	A Certain Killer	3.25	1967	•	6.7	377
5	Nemuri Kyôshirô: Joyôken	3.25	1964	•	6.9	253
6	Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Chinese Jade	3.25	1963	•	6.4	340
7	Satan's Sword	3.25	1960	•	6.6	346
8	Benten kozô	3.25	1958	•	6.7	31
9	Exterminate the Young Boss!	3.09	1967	•	5.2	16
10	Shin kurama tengu: Gojôzaka no kettô	1.63	1965	•	0.0	0