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Ichikawa Raizō (市川雷蔵 b. 29 August 1931 in Kyoto, Japan, died 17 July 1969 in Tokyo, Japan) was a Japanese film and kabuki actor.

Ichikawa Raizo appeared mostly in period dramas. He is best known for the Shinobi no Mono series which ran from 1962 to 1966. Another famous role was as the lone samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro aka "Son of the Black Mass" or "Sleepy Eyes of Death". Ichikawa worked many times with director Kenji Misumi. Their collaboration includes Ken Ki (Sword Devil), Ken (from a book from Mishima Yukio) and Kiru (Destiny's Son). He also co-starred with Shintaro Katsu in the first Zatoichi movie.

Other great works are Yukinojo henge (An Actor's Revenge) and Enjo (again from a novel from Mishima Yukio)

During his career he worked exclusively for the Daiei Motion Picture Company. He died in 1969 at age 37 because of rectal cancer leaving a shocked Japan. Also two years after his death Daiei studio went bankrupt.

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A Persistent Vision: Japan Society, NY: Mad, bad, and dangerous to ... As the Japan Society puts it: The films star Shintaro Katsu and Raizo Ichikawa, respectively, each highlighting the unique skills of their stars, one brutish yet charming, the other suavely enigmatic. ... Continue reading ACF 499: Scar Yosaburo at Japan Society NY The screening is part of the Monthly Classic Series The Double Edged Sword: The Chambara Films of Shintato Katsu & Raizo Ichikawa. No screener was available and I have other plans for that evening, so I'll just pass on this information: ... Continue reading Kendo Movie........Raizo Ichikawa in "KEN" So I was looking for a made for TV movie a while ago. It had a Japanese farm boy living in the US and he meets an american girl and they fall in love. Some of the local redneck boys don't like that and come to beat him up, ... Continue reading ACF 498: Zatoichi On The Road at Japan Society NY on March 20th at ... Japan Society's Double-Edged Sword series of chambara films starring Shintaro Katsu and Raizo Ichikawa continues this Saturday afternoon, March 20th, 2010 at 5:00 with this, the fifth, entry in the Zatoichi series. ... Continue reading The Chambara Films of Shintaro Katsu and Ichikawa Raizo While Kurosawa will always remain the "Emperor", two actors dominated postwar Japanese genre cinema: Daiei Studios' cult stars Shintaro Katsu (1931-1997) and Raizo Ichikawa (1931-1969). Related articles: ... Continue reading Stream Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection Online Raizo Ichikawa is amongst Japan's best actors and he shines very intellectual throughout this series, especially while playing “Goemon” the Iga Ninja for the first 3 films in the series! If you care for used pleasurable Japanese cinema ... Continue reading The Demon steel Produced in 1965 for flat Daiei, with the grapheme of the period Raizo Ichikawa, The Demon steel by Kenji Misumi, ascendant of the Zatoichi saga (1962-1973), recounts the ordain of a ultimate plantsman caught in the disturbance of ... Continue reading A rare 35mm screening of Kenji Misumi's Destiny's Son at NY's ... This Friday, February 19, at 7:30pm EST, the Japan Society in New York will be showing Kenji Misumi's breakthrough film, Destiny's Son (1962), starring Raizo Ichikawa, as part of their new series, The Double-Edged Sword: The Chambara ... Continue reading Buy Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection Blu-Ray at Amazon. Raizo Ichikawa is amongst Japan's best actors and he shines very radiant throughout this series, especially while playing “Goemon” the Iga Ninja for the first 3 films in the series! If you fancy former favorable Japanese cinema you will ... Continue reading Japan Society Film Showing: Scar Yosaburo With Raizo Ichikawa, Manami Fuji, Keiko Awaji. Print courtesy of The Japan Foundation with permission from Kadokawa Pictures. In Scar Yosaburo, a band of yakuza ruffians mutilate the face of an actor after he is caught with the gang ... Continue reading Hollywood Actors Jessica alba Raizo Ichikawa pictures and Raizo Ichikawa biography

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