Ichikawa Raizō VIII

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Ichikawa Raizō VIII

Ichikawa Raizō VIII, detail from movie poster for Shin Heike Monogatari (1955)
Born Yoshiya Ōta
(1931-08-29)August 29, 1931
Kyoto, Japan
Died July 17, 1969(1969-07-17) (aged 37)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation film actor, kabuki actor
Years active 1954-1969

Ichikawa Raizō VIII (八代目 市川 雷蔵 Hachidaime Ichikawa Raizō, born 29 August 1931 in Kyoto, Japan, died 17 July 1969 in Tokyo, Japan) was a Japanese film and kabuki actor.

He was born Yoshiya Ōta (太田 吉哉 Ōta Yoshiya)[1] 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 (Kill!).

Other great works include An Actor's Revenge (Yukinojo henge). He eventually died of rectal cancer.

Filmography

The filmography of Ichikawa Raizō includes 158 films:[2]

1950s

(1950s is complete)

  • 1959: Smooth Tree Peony (人肌牡丹, Hitohada botan)
  • 1959: 遊太郎巷談, Yūtarō kōdan
  • 1959: Her Highness Princess Snake (蛇姫様, Hebi-himesama
  • 1959: Lord Nobunaga's Early Days (若き日の信長, Wakaki hi no Nobunaga)
  • 1959: お嬢吉三, Ojō kichisa
  • 1959: The Gaijin (山田長政　王者の剣, Yamada Nagamasa Ōja no ken)
  • 1959: The One-thousand Crane Secret File 千羽鶴秘帖, Dewa tsuru hichō
  • 1959: 次郎長富士, Jirō Nagafuji
  • 1959: Attack of Jean Arima (ジャン有馬の襲撃, Jan Arima no shūgeki)
  • 1959: Wet-Hair Sando Hat (濡れ髪三度笠, Nuregami sandogasa)
  • 1959: Stop the Old Fox (かげろう絵図, Kagerō ezu)
  • 1959: Samurai Vendetta (薄桜記, Hakuōki)
  • 1959: 浮かれ三度笠, Ukare sandogasa
  • 1959: Enchanted Princess 初春狸御殿, Hatsuharu tanuki goten

1960s

(1960s incomplete)

  • 1960

{{1960: Demon on Mount Oe} {{1960: Jirocho the Chivalrous} {{1960: Great Buddha Pass aka Daibosatsu Toge} {{1960: The Dragon God aka Daibosatsu Toge no Make}


  • 1961

Template:1961: The Final Chapter aka Daibosatsu Toge Kanketsu-Hen {{1961: The Gambler's Code aka Kutsukake Tokijiro} {{1961: A Lustful Man


  • 1962: Ninja 1 (Shinobi no mono)
  • 1962: The Great Wall (Shin shikōtei)
  • 1962: Fencing Master (Tateshi Danpei)
  • 1962: 170 Leagues to Edo (Edo e hyakku-nana-jū ri)
  • 1962: Destiny's Son (Kiru)
  • 1962: Nakayama shichiri
  • 1962: The Outcast (Hakai)
  • 1962: Onnakeizu
  • 1963–1969: Sleepy Eyes of Death film series include 12 films starring Raizo Ichikawa
  • 1963: Yoso
  • 1963: Ninja 3 (Shin Shinobi no Mono)
  • 1963: Ninja 2 (Zoku shinobi no mono)
  • 1963: Tenya wanya jirōchō dōchō
  • 1963: Teuchi
  • 1963: Daisanno kagemusha
  • 1963: An Actor's Revenge (Yukinojo henge)
  • 1964: Ninja 4 (Shinobi no Mono: Kirigakure Saizo)
  • 1964: Ninja 5 (Shinobi no Mono: Zoku Kirigakure Saizo)
  • 1964: The Sword (Ken)
  • 1964: Nemuri Kyoshiro 3: Engetsu Sapporo
  • 1964: Nemuri Kyoshiro 2: Shobu
  • 1965: Ken Ki (Sword Devil)

References

  1. ↑ While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).
  2. ↑ http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0154900.htm accessed 22 January 2009

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