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.

Known For

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Ishikawa Goemon

Conflagration

Goichi Mizoguchi

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

Seishu Hanaoka (Unpei)

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

Saizo Kumogakure

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

Kirigakure Saizo

An Osaka Story

Keizaburo

Satan's Sword

Ryunosuke Tsukue

An Actor's Revenge

Hirutaro