WANAFOTO: The Chambara Films of Shintaro Katsu and Raizo IchikawaJapan Society's latest Monthly Classics film series The Double-Edged Sword: The Chambara Films of Shintaro Katsu & Raizo Ichikawa pays tribute to two Japanese screen legends in their most respected, representative and stylish chambara ... Continue reading Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow: Japan Society the best of Raizo Ichikawa ...In July we reported on a monumental retrospective of the films of chanbara and ninja movie superstar Raizo Ichikawa. To mark the 40th anniversary of Ichikawa's untimely death at age 37 the Botsugo 40 nen tokubetsu kikaku dai raizou sai, ... Continue reading
» Katsu-Ichikawa Retro In New York! WildgroundsFrom December 2009 to May 2010, the New York's Japan Society is organizing a retrospective called “The Double-Edged Swords: The Chambara Films of Shintaro Katsu & Raizo Ichikawa” with 9 films to be screened, including some rare ones: ... Continue reading
100 screenings lined up for upcoming Raizo Ichikawa retrospective ...To commemorate the 40th anniversary of actor Raizo Ichikawa's death, Kadokawa has selected the best 100 of the 158 films he appeared in during his 15-year film career (159 if you count an uncredited cameo in the 1961 film "Otemoyan").… Continue reading
» The 40th Anniversary of Raizo Ichikawa's Death WildgroundsBut, some films starring Raizo Ichikawa are now available on english-friendly DVDs/bootlegs (listing needed?), wouldn't it be nice to celebrate this event our way: blogging…? Via NipponCinema (watch the festival trailer!) ... Continue reading
Gackt publicly outs himself | Japanator.com: anime news, original ...Oh, and let us not forget that this announcement came during a press conference in which it was reveled that Gackt would be taking part in a play called Full Moon Swordsman, as the character Nemuri Kyoshiro. Raizo Ichikawa played that ... Continue reading
On DVD: Sleepy Eyes of Death: Box SetThe Sleepy Eyes of Death film series follows the adventures of Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizo Ichikawa), a masterless samurai who is known as 'The Son of the Black Mass” and the master of the full moon cut. Sounds good: Count me in! ... Continue reading
GACKT ARMY - Nemuri Kyoshiro - The Sleepy Eyes of DeathMeet "Son of the Black Mass" Kyoshiro Nemuri (Raizo Ichikawa), a half-breed, red-haired samurai in Edo-period Japan. Watch as Kyoshiro slices down rival swordsmen, outlaws, corrupt politicians, and anyone else who gets in his way with ... Continue reading
Nihon Distractions: EnjoThe film has Raizo Ichikawa, (i don't think related to Kon),playing the lead as Goichi Mizoguchi, the monk who becomes obsessed with the beauty of the temple, and eventually burns it down. Raizo Ichikawa also went on to appear in Kenji ... Continue reading
WANAFOTO: Samurai Vendetta by Kazuo MoriA unique take on the 47 Ronin story, this epic film propelled Shintaro Katsu to superstardom alongside then-reigning Raizo Ichikawa. Betrayal, dishonor and death imbue this tragic tale of two swordsmen whose clans are embroiled in a ... Continue reading
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