Raizō Ichikawa — Actor (60)
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous (1960) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
小雨の夜に散った恋
director: Kazuo Mori actor: Kazuo Hasegawa / Raizō Ichikawa
other title: 小雨の夜に散った恋
The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome fighting from Katsu Shintaro as One-Eyed Ishimatsu highlights this great tale taken from Japanese history!
Sworn Brothers (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
博徒一代 血祭り不動
other title: 博徒一代 血祭り不動
Ichikawa Raizo’s last film. He plays a Yakuza enforcer who kills a man on his boss's orders. He’s then sent to a provincial town to lie low, only to be caught in another war orchestrated by his original boss who has set him up.
The Gambler's Code (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
沓掛時次郎
other title: 沓掛時次郎
One of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds that he must take care of the wife and child of a yakuza he had been forced by the code of the gamblers to fight man to man. In a brilliant performance from super-star Ichikawa Raizo, with strong support from two of the greats from Toho, Shimura Takashi (7 Samurai) and Aratama Michiyo (Sword of Doom) the heartfelt story reaches new heights. Tokijiro, having learned the true nature of the boss to whom he was obligated for having spent a night and eaten at the gang's headquarters takes up arms against them in a running battle fought across the back roads of the entire nation. Another powerful rendition of this superb story, it is not to be missed!
Lone Wolf Isazo (1968) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
ひとり狼
director: Kazuo Ikehiro actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Mayumi Ogawa
other title: ひとり狼
Isazo is a traveling gambler and living legend in the world of yakuza, known for his swordsmanship and bravery, his impeccable manners, and his brilliant talent in gambling. One late fall at an inn in Kiso Fukushima, Isazo befriends a young boy whose mother turns out to be his old love Yoshino, with whom he was not unable to consummate a marriage due to the class differences between them.
An Osaka Story (1957) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
大阪物語
other title: Uma história sobre Osaka / Une histoire d'Osaka
A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it and directing duties turned over to Yoshimura Kozaburo.
Bonchi (1960) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
ぼんち
director: Kon Ichikawa actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Ayako Wakao
other title: ぼんち
Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business, he stands by helplessly as his wife is thrown out of the house for producing a son. Driven to a life of dissipation - his mistresses also fail to produce daughters - in the end he is just too tired to care.