About

Known credits:
158
Birthday:
1931-08-29
Place of birth:
Kyoto, Japan
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Raizō Ichikawa

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Ichikawa Raizō VIII (born 29 August 1931 in Kyoto, Japan, died 17 July 1969 in Tokyo, Japan) was a Japanese film and kabuki actor. Died of rectal cancer.

He was born as Yoshiya Ōta 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 (Kiru).

Other great works include An Actor's Revenge (Yukinojo henge).

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Known for

Acting
1969 Sworn Brothers Actor Jokichi Sakurada 59
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1969 Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie Actor Nemuri Kyoshiro 58
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1968 Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair Actor Nemuri Kyoshiro 59
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1968 Lone Wolf Isazo Actor Isazo 59
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1968 The Night before Pearl Harbor Actor Jiro Shiina 59
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1968 Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman Actor Nemuri Kyoshiro 59
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1967 Young Boss: Leader's Flesh Actor N/A
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1967 A Killer's Key Actor Nitta 59
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1967 The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Actor Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka 59
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1967 Young Boss, Fugitive Actor N/A
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1967 Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps Actor Nemuri Kyoshiro 59
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1967 Secret Assignment Actor Jiro Shiina 59
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1967 A Certain Killer Actor Shiozawa 59
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1967 Exterminate the Young Boss! Actor N/A
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1967 Assignment Dragon No. 3 Actor Jiro Shiina N/A
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1966 Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies Actor Kojiro Kasumi 59
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1966 Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy Actor Nemuri Kyoshiro 59
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1966 Assignment Cloud Actor Jiro Shiina N/A
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1966 The Young Boss and the Navy Spirit Actor N/A
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1966 The Betrayal Actor Kobuse Takuma 59
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1966 The School of Spies Actor Jiro Shiina 59
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1966 Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity Actor N/A
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1966 Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess Actor Nemuri Kyoshiro 59
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1966 Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back Actor Saizo Kumogakure 59
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1966 Young Boss: Invitation to Fight Actor N/A
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1965 新 鞍馬天狗 五條坂の決闘 Actor 58
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1965 Sword Devil Actor Hanpei 58
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1965 New Tengu from Mount Kurama Actor N/A
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1965 Young Boss: Prison Release Actor Takeshi Nanjo 59
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1965 Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy Actor Saizo Kumogakure 59
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1965 Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan Actor Nemuri Kyoshiro 58
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1965 Young Boss Actor Takeshi Nanjo 59
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1965 Bloody Shuriken Actor Ibuki 59
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1965 Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire Actor Nemuri Kyoshiro 59
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1964 Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo Actor Kirigakure Saizo 59
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1964 The Gambling Samurai Actor N/A
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1964 Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction Actor Nemuri Kyoshiro 58
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1964 On the Road Forever Actor Ipponmatsu N/A
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1964 Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege Actor Saizo Kirigakure 59
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1964 Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing Actor Nemuri Kyoshiro 59
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1964 The Man Disappears Yesterday Actor N/A
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1964 Ken Actor Jiro Kokubun 59
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1964 Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure Actor 58
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1963 Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection Actor Goemon Ishikawa 59
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1963 Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade Actor Nemuri Kyoshiro 58
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1963 Bronze Magician Actor монах Докё 59
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1963 Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance Actor Goemon Ishikawa 59
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1963 The Confusing Journey of Jirocho Actor N/A
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1963 A Samurai Never Tells a Lie Actor Harima Aoyama 59
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1963 The Third Shadow Warrior Actor Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto 59
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1963 Cut the Shadow Actor N/A
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1963 An Actor's Revenge Actor Hirutaro 59
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1963 Shinsengumi Chronicles Actor Yamasaki Susumu 59
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1962 Yôki na tono-sama Actor N/A
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1962 Ninja, A Band of Assassins Actor Ishikawa Goemon 59
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1962 The Great Wall Actor Ching Ko 59
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1962 The Fencing Master Actor Shojiro Sawada 59
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1962 Ken ni kakeru Actor N/A
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1962 Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven Actor N/A
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1962 170 Leagues to Edo Actor N/A
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1962 Destiny's Son Actor Takakura Shingo 59
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1962 Seven Miles to Nakayama Actor Masakichi 59
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1962 Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo Actor N/A
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1962 The Broken Commandment Actor Ushimatsu Segawa 59
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1962 Her Hidden Past Actor Mondo Hayase N/A
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1962 The Actress and the Three Rascals Actor N/A
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1961 Flowers of Chivalry Actor N/A
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1961 The Phantom Samurai Actor N/A
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1961 Buddha Actor Kunala N/A
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1961 The Radiant Prince Actor Hikaru Genji N/A
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1961 Koina no Ginpei Actor N/A
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1961 Song of Sado Actor N/A
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1961 Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo Actor Suke-san 59
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1961 The Gambler's Code Actor Kutsukake Tokijirô 59
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1961 Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter Actor Ryûnosuke Tsukue 59
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1961 A Lustful Man Actor Yonosuke 59
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1961 Nuregami botan Actor N/A
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1961 Vagabonds from Badgerville Actor N/A
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1960 Satan's Sword: The Dragon God Actor Tsukue Ryunosuke 59
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1960 Bara daimyo Actor N/A
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1960 Lord Tadanao Actor 59
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1960 Satan's Sword Actor Ryunosuke Tsukue 59
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1960 The Priest and the Beauty Actor Anchin 58
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1960 Scarred Yosaburo Actor N/A
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1960 Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous Actor 59
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1960 The Song Lantern Actor N/A
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1960 The Demon of Mount Oe Actor Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô 59
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1960 Bonchi Actor Kikuji 59
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1960 Yûrei koban Actor N/A
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1960 Mission Accomplished Actor N/A
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1960 The Two Musashis Actor 59
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1959 Enchanted Princess Actor Tanukichiro 59
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1959 The Princess Says No Actor N/A
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1959 Samurai Vendetta Actor Tenge Tanzen 59
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1959 Stop the Old Fox Actor Shinosuke Shimada N/A
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1959 The Lord and the Gambler Actor N/A
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1959 Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord Actor 58
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1959 Jirocho Fuji Actor Kira no Nikichi 59
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1959 A Thousand Flying Cranes Actor Hanjirô N/A
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1959 The Gaijin Actor N/A
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1959 Ojo-kichiza Actor N/A
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1959 Lord Nobunaga's Early Days Actor 59
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1959 Hebihime sama Actor N/A
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1959 Yutaro kodan Actor N/A
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1959 Peony on the Skin Actor N/A
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1958 Bakeneko goyō da Actor N/A
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1958 The Gay Masquerade Actor Benten kozo Kikunosuke N/A
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1958 Ambush at Iga Pass Actor 58
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1958 Nuregami kenpo Actor Gennosuke Matsudaira N/A
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1958 Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion Actor Hôjô Tokimune N/A
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1958 Conflagration Actor Goichi Mizoguchi 59
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1958 The Swishing Sword Actor Shinpachiro Nasu N/A
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1958 Megitsune Buro Actor N/A
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1958 The 7th Secret Agent to Edo Actor N/A
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1958 Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko Actor N/A
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1958 Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase Actor N/A
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1958 The Loyal 47 Ronin Actor Takuminokami Asano 59
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1958 Hanatarō Jumon Actor N/A
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1958 The Magnificent Five Actor N/A
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1958 Princess Tsuki Actor N/A
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1957 Freelance Samurai Actor Momotaro / Shinnosuke Wakagi 58
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1957 Demonfire Palanquin Actor N/A
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1957 Secret of Naruto Actor 59
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1957 Inazuma Kaidō Actor N/A
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1957 Mangorō Tengu Actor Tokugawa Mangorō N/A
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1957 Yataro’s Travel Hat Actor N/A
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1957 Fighting Letter for 29 People Actor N/A
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1957 Floating Vessel Actor N/A
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1957 Love of the Princess Actor Arisugawa N/A
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1957 An Osaka Story Actor Keizaburo 59
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1957 Daiei Studio is Bustling Actor N/A
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1956 Gonpachi Actor Gonpachirô Shiga N/A
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1956 Fighting Fire Fighter Actor N/A
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1956 Flowery Hood 2 Actor N/A
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1956 Tsukigata Hanpeita Actor Tatsuma Hayase 59
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1956 Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita Actor N/A
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1956 Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin Actor N/A
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1956 Flowery Hood Actor N/A
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1956 Flowery Brothers Actor N/A
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1956 Fighting Birds Actor N/A
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1956 Asataro the Crow Actor N/A
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1956 Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan Actor Hyosuke Yagyu 59
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1956 Matashirō Fighting Journey Actor N/A
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1956 Migratory Birds of the Flowers Actor N/A
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1955 Thief and Magistrate Actor N/A
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1955 Iroha Elegy Actor N/A
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1955 Taira Clan Saga Actor Taira Kiyomori 59
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1955 The Magical Warrior Actor N/A
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1955 The Dancer and Two Warriors Actor 59
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1955 A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love Actor N/A
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1955 The Young Lord Actor N/A
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1955 The Magistrate Actor N/A
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1955 The Second Son Actor N/A
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1954 The Young Swordsman Actor N/A
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1954 Onatsu and Seijuro Actor N/A
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1954 The Princess Sen Actor 59
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1954 Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord Actor N/A
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1954 The Great White Tiger Platoon Actor 59
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