--- name: "Ichikawa Raizō VIII" canonical: "https://film.one/person/raizo-ichikawa" fi1m_id: "raizo-ichikawa" imdb_id: "nm0406737" tmdb_id: 128022 wikidata_id: "Q719225" roles: [] born: "29 August 1931" died: "17 July 1969" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T15:19:51.022477+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Ichikawa Raizō VIII ## Identity Ichikawa Raizō VIII - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/raizo-ichikawa - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** raizo-ichikawa - **IMDb ID:** nm0406737 - **TMDB ID:** 128022 - **Wikidata ID:** Q719225 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichikawa_Raiz%C5%8D_VIII, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q719225, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0406737/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/128022 Actor. Born 29 August 1931 in Kyoto, Japan. Died 17 July 1969. ## Details - **Born:** 29 August 1931, Kyoto, Japan - **Died:** 17 July 1969 - **Also known as:** Raizō Ichikawa, 市川 雷蔵, Raizô Ichikawa , Райдзо Итикава, Raizo Ichikawa, رایزو ایچیکاوا - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichikawa_Raiz%C5%8D_VIII, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q719225, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0406737/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/128022 ## Biography Ichikawa Raizō VIII (also credited as Raizō Ichikawa) was a Japanese film and kabuki actor. Born Akio Kamezaki on 29 August 1931 in Kyoto, he began performing in kabuki as a teenager under the name Ichikawa Enzō before being adopted into the Ichikawa lineage and taking the Raizō VIII name in 1951. He started his film career in 1954. He appeared primarily in period dramas (jidaigeki) and is known for series including Sleepy Eyes of Death (Nemuri Kyoshirō), Ninja (Shinobi no Mono) and Nakano Spy School (Rikugun Nakano Gakkō). He collaborated frequently with director Kenji Misumi on films such as The Sword (Ken, 1964) and Destiny's Son (Kiru, 1962). His other notable works include An Actor's Revenge (Yukinojō henge, 1963), in which he played Hirutaro. Ichikawa received acclaim for his leading role in Enjō (1958). He died of rectal cancer on 17 July 1969 in Tokyo. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *An Actor's Revenge* (1963), Fi1m 85, as Hirutaro — [page](https://film.one/film/an-actors-revenge.md) ## Complete filmography (160) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Sworn Brothers* (1969), as Jokichi Sakurada - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie* (1969), as Nemuri Kyoshiro - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair* (1968), as Nemuri Kyoshiro - *Lone Wolf Isazo* (1968), as Isazo - *The Night before Pearl Harbor* (1968), as Jiro Shiina - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman* (1968), as Nemuri Kyoshiro - *Young Boss: Leader's Flesh* (1967), Actor - *A Killer's Key* (1967), as Nitta - *The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka* (1967), as Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka - *Young Boss, Fugitive* (1967), Actor - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps* (1967), as Nemuri Kyoshiro - *Secret Assignment* (1967), as Jiro Shiina - *A Certain Killer* (1967), as Shiozawa - *Exterminate the Young Boss!* (1967), Actor - *Assignment Dragon No. 3* (1967), as Jiro Shiina - *Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies* (1966), as Kojiro Kasumi - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy* (1966), as Nemuri Kyoshiro - *Assignment Cloud* (1966), as Jiro Shiina - *The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit* (1966), Actor - *The Betrayal* (1966), as Kobuse Takuma - *The School of Spies* (1966), as Jiro Shiina - *Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity* (1966), Actor - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess* (1966), as Nemuri Kyoshiro - *Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back* (1966), as Saizo Kumogakure - *Young Boss: Invitation to Fight* (1966), Actor - *New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel* (1965), Actor - *Sword Devil* (1965), as Hanpei - *New Tengu from Mount Kurama* (1965), Actor - *Young Boss: Prison Release* (1965), as Takeshi Nanjo - *Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy* (1965), as Saizo Kumogakure - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan* (1965), as Nemuri Kyoshiro - *Young Boss* (1965), as Takeshi Nanjo - *Bloody Shuriken* (1965), as Ibuki - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire* (1965), as Nemuri Kyoshiro - *Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo* (1964), as Kirigakure Saizo - *The Gambling Samurai* (1964), Actor - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction* (1964), as Nemuri Kyoshiro - *On the Road Forever* (1964), as Ipponmatsu - *Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege* (1964), as Saizo Kirigakure - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing* (1964), as Nemuri Kyoshiro - *The Man Disappears Yesterday* (1964), Actor - *Ken* (1964), as Jiro Kokubun - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure* (1964), Actor - *Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection* (1963), as Goemon Ishikawa - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade* (1963), as Nemuri Kyoshiro - *Bronze Magician* (1963), as монах Докё - *Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance* (1963), as Goemon Ishikawa - *The Confusing Journey of Jirocho* (1963), Actor - *A Samurai Never Tells a Lie* (1963), as Harima Aoyama - *The Third Shadow Warrior* (1963), as Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto - *Cut the Shadow* (1963), Actor - *An Actor's Revenge* (1963), as Hirutaro — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/an-actors-revenge.md) - *Shinsengumi Chronicles* (1963), as Yamasaki Susumu - *Yôki na tono-sama* (1962), Actor - *Ninja, A Band of Assassins* (1962), as Ishikawa Goemon - *The Great Wall* (1962), as Ching Ko - *The Fencing Master* (1962), as Shojiro Sawada - *Betting on the Sword* (1962), Actor - *Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven* (1962), Actor - *170 Leagues to Edo* (1962), Actor - *Destiny's Son* (1962), as Takakura Shingo - *Seven Miles to Nakayama* (1962), as Masakichi - *Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo* (1962), Actor - *The Broken Commandment* (1962), as Ushimatsu Segawa - *Her Hidden Past* (1962), as Mondo Hayase - *The Actress and the Three Rascals* (1962), Actor - *Flowers of Chivalry* (1961), Actor - *The Phantom Samurai* (1961), Actor - *Buddha* (1961), as Kunala - *The Radiant Prince* (1961), as Hikaru Genji - *Koina no Ginpei* (1961), Actor - *Song of Sado* (1961), Actor - *Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo* (1961), as Suke-san - *The Gambler's Code* (1961), as Kutsukake Tokijirô - *Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter* (1961), as Ryûnosuke Tsukue - *Otemoyan* (1961), Actor - *Tabiwa Oiroke* (1961), Actor - *A Lustful Man* (1961), as Yonosuke - *Fantastico* (1961), Actor - *Vagabonds from Badgerville* (1961), Actor - *Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God* (1960), as Tsukue Ryunosuke - *Bara daimyo* (1960), Actor - *Lord Tadanao* (1960), Actor - *Satan's Sword* (1960), as Ryunosuke Tsukue - *Anchin and Kiyohime* (1960), as Anchin - *Scarred Yosaburo* (1960), Actor - *Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous* (1960), Actor - *The Song Lantern* (1960), Actor - *The Demon of Mount Oe* (1960), as Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô - *Bonchi* (1960), as Kikuji - *Yûrei koban* (1960), Actor - *Mission Accomplished* (1960), Actor - *The Two Musashis* (1960), Actor - *Enchanted Princess* (1959), as Tanukichiro - *The Princess Says No* (1959), Actor - *Samurai Vendetta* (1959), as Tenge Tanzen - *Stop the Old Fox* (1959), as Shinosuke Shimada - *The Lord and the Gambler* (1959), Actor - *Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord* (1959), Actor - *Jirocho Fuji* (1959), as Kira no Nikichi - *A Thousand Flying Cranes* (1959), as Hanjirô - *The Gaijin* (1959), Actor - *Ojo-kichiza* (1959), Actor - *Lord Nobunaga's Early Days* (1959), Actor - *Snake Princess* (1959), Actor - *Yutaro's Secret Story* (1959), Actor - *Peony on the Skin* (1959), Actor - *Bakeneko Goyōda* (1958), Actor - *The Gay Masquerade* (1958), as Benten kozo Kikunosuke - *Ambush at Iga Pass* (1958), Actor - *Nuregami kenpo* (1958), as Gennosuke Matsudaira - *Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion* (1958), as Hôjô Tokimune - *Conflagration* (1958), as Goichi Mizoguchi - *The Swishing Sword* (1958), as Shinpachiro Nasu - *Megitsune Buro* (1958), Actor - *The 7th Secret Agent to Edo* (1958), Actor - *Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko* (1958), Actor - *Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase* (1958), Actor - *The Loyal 47 Ronin* (1958), as Takuminokami Asano - *Hanatarō Jumon* (1958), Actor - *The Magnificent Five* (1958), Actor - *Princess Tsuki* (1958), Actor - *Freelance Samurai* (1957), as Momotaro / Shinnosuke Wakagi - *Demonfire Palanquin* (1957), Actor - *Secret of Naruto* (1957), Actor - *Inazuma Kaidō* (1957), Actor - *Mangorō Tengu* (1957), as Tokugawa Mangorō - *Yataro’s Travel Hat* (1957), Actor - *Fighting Letter for 29 People* (1957), Actor - *Floating Vessel* (1957), Actor - *Love of the Princess* (1957), as Arisugawa - *An Osaka Story* (1957), as Keizaburo - *Daiei Studio is Bustling* (1957), Actor - *Gonpachi* (1956), as Gonpachirô Shiga - *Fighting Fire Fighter* (1956), Actor - *Flowery Hood 2* (1956), Actor - *Tsukigata Hanpeita* (1956), as Tatsuma Hayase - *Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita* (1956), Actor - *Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider* (1956), Actor - *Flowery Hood* (1956), Actor - *Flowery Brothers* (1956), Actor - *Fighting Birds* (1956), Actor - *Asataro the Crow* (1956), Actor - *Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan* (1956), as Hyosuke Yagyu - *Matashirō Fighting Journey* (1956), Actor - *Migratory Birds of the Flowers* (1956), Actor - *Thief and Magistrate* (1955), Actor - *Iroha Elegy* (1955), Actor - *Taira Clan Saga* (1955), as Taira Kiyomori - *The Magical Warrior* (1955), Actor - *The Dancer and Two Warriors* (1955), Actor - *A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love* (1955), Actor - *The Young Lord* (1955), Actor - *The Magistrate* (1955), Actor - *The Second Son* (1955), Actor - *The Young Swordsman* (1954), Actor - *Onatsu and Seijuro* (1954), Actor - *The Princess Sen* (1954), as Hideyori Toyotomi - *Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord* (1954), Actor - *The Great White Tiger Platoon* (1954), Actor ## Gallery - ![Ichikawa Raizō VIII](https://film.one/media/person/3909775/gallery-b558c9395182.jpg) Ichikawa Raizō VIII — 近代映画社 Kindaieigasha, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Raiz%C5%8D_Ichikawa_in_Enj%C5%8D%2C_1958.jpg/1280px-Raiz%C5%8D_Ichikawa_in_Enj%C5%8D%2C_1958.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![『陸軍中野学校』（1966年）](https://film.one/media/person/3909775/gallery-4b9ba0ec915e.jpg) 『陸軍中野学校』（1966年） — キネマ旬報社, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Kinema-Junpo-1966-June-late-1.jpg/1280px-Kinema-Junpo-1966-June-late-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - 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