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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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Birth Name
Akio Kamezaki
Born
Saturday, 29 August 1931
Died
Thursday, 17 July 1969
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
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| Sleepy Eyes of Death: Castle Menagerie | Nemuri Kyoshiro | 1969 |
| Sleepy Eyes of Death: In the Spider's Lair | Nemuri Kyoshiro | 1968 |
| Lone Wolf Isazo | Isazo | 1968 |
| Rikugun Nakano gakkô: Kaisen zen'ya | Jiro Shiina | 1968 |
| Sleepy Eyes of Death: Hell Is a Woman | Nemuri Kyoshiro | 1968 |
| The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka | Seishû 'Unpei' Hanaoka / Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka | 1967 |
| Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps | Nemuri Kyoshiro | 1967 |
| Rikugun Nakano gakko: Mitsumei | 1967 | |
| A Certain Killer | Shiozawa | 1967 |
| Rikugun Nakano gakko: Ryu-sango shirei | Jiro Shiina | 1967 |
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