Ichikawa Raizō VIII

Actor, Film actor

1931 – 1969

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Who was Ichikawa Raizō VIII?

Ichikawa Raizō VIII was a Japanese film and kabuki actor.

He was born Yoshiya Ōta in Kyoto on August 29, 1931.

Ichikawa Raizō appeared mostly in period dramas. He is best known for the Sleepy Eyes of Death series, Ninja series and Nakano Spy School series. Raizō worked many times with director Kenji Misumi. Their collaborations include The Sword and Destiny's Son.

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

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Born
Aug 29, 1931
Kyoto
Also known as
  • Yoshiya Ota
  • Yoshio Takeuchi
  • 八代目 市川 雷蔵 Hachidaime Ichikawa Raizō
  • Yoshiya Ōta
  • Ichikawa Raizō
  • Raizô Ichikawa
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Died
Jul 17, 1969
Tokyo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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