Raizô Ichikawa(1931-1969)

Actor

Raizô Ichikawa and Rentarô Mikuni in The Outcast (1962)

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Destiny's Son (1962)

Raizô Ichikawa was born on August 29, 1931 in Kyoto, Japan as Akio Kamezaki, at the age of 6 months was adopted by his uncle Kazo Takeuchi (kabuki actor Kudanji Ichikawa III) as Yoshio Takeuchi. Started his kabuki career in 1946 as Enzo Ichikawa II. In 1951 he was both re-adopted by Shôzô Ôta (actor Jukai Ichikawa III) as Yoshiya Ôta and changed his stage name to Raizô Ichikawa VIII. He is known in cinema for Conflagration (1958), Ninja, a Band of Assassins (1962) and The Outcast (1962). Raizô Ichikawa died on July 17, 1969 in Tokyo, Japan from hepatic metastases of colon cancer.

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Awards
- 4 wins

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Known for

Conflagration

7.1

Goichi Mizoguchi

1958

Benten kozô

6.6

Benten kozo Kikunosuke

1958

Nemuri Kyôshirô: Joyôken

6.9

Nemuri Kyoshiro

1964

Ninja, a Band of Assassins

7.0

Ishikawa Goemon

1962

Alternative name
- Yoshio Takeuchi
Height
- 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Born
- August 29, 1931
- Kyoto, Japan
Died
- July 17, 1969
- Tokyo, Japan(rectal cancer)
Spouse
- Masako Ota1962 - July 17, 1969 (his death, 3 children)

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Trivia
In 1949, Raizo formed a study group with two other young kabuki performers. These were Risho Arashi (known later in his kabuki career as Arashi Kichisaburo VIII, and as Yataro Kitagami in his acting career) and Nakamura Taro II. They called this group the "Tsukushikai" which can be translated as "exhaustive meeting," and together they focused diligently on training.

Quotes
[Speaking of transition from Kabuki to films] In Kabuki you're no good unless you're old. In film you're no good once you're old. While I'm still young I'll make a living in film, once I've gotten older I'll try kabuki again.