Ichikawa Raizo - Ichikawa Raizo

Japanese: 市川雷蔵 - いちかわらいぞう

Actor. Real name Ota Yoshiya. Born in Kyoto. A year after his birth, he was adopted by kabuki actor Ichikawa Kudanji. In 1951, he was adopted by the famous Kansai kabuki actor Ichikawa Toshimi. After working as a kabuki actor, he joined Daiei in 1954 and made his film debut in the same year in "Hana no Byakkotai". Known for his elegant beauty and cool acting, he gained popularity with the "Shinobi Series" that began with "Ninja no Mono" (1962) and the "Nemuri Kyoshiro Series" that began with "Nemuri Kyoshiro Satsuhocho" (1959), based on the original work by Shibata Renzaburo. He was active mainly in period dramas, but also appeared in modern dramas such as "Enjo" (1958) and "Hakai" (1962), both directed by Ichikawa Kon. He died early from cancer in 1969.
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Japanese:

俳優。本名太田吉哉。京都生れ。誕生の翌年に歌舞伎俳優市川九団次の養子となる。1951年関西歌舞伎の名優市川寿海の養子となる。歌舞伎俳優をへて1954年大映に入社し，同年《花の白虎隊》で映画デビュー。気品のある美貌とクールな演技が特徴で，《忍びの者》（1962年）に始まる〈忍びシリーズ〉，柴田錬三郎原作の《眠狂四郎殺法帖》（1959年）に始まる〈眠狂四郎シリーズ〉などにより人気を博した。時代劇を中心に活躍したが，市川崑監督の《炎上》（1958年）や《破戒》（1962年）のような現代劇もある。1969年癌のため早逝。
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