Raizō Ichikawa
Born August 29, 1931 (Age: 94)
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Kyoto, Japan
Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Raizō Ichikawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Raizō Ichikawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Sworn Brothers
1969
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as Jokichi Sakurada
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Age: 37
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
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as Nemuri Kyoshiro
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Age: 37
The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968
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as Jiro Shiina
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Age: 36
New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
1965
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as
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Age: 34
Sword Devil
1965
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as Hanpei
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Age: 34
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
1965
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as
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Age: 34
Young Boss: Prison Release
1965
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as Takeshi Nanjo
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Age: 33
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
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as Saizo Kumogakure
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Age: 33
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
1965
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as Nemuri Kyoshiro
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Age: 33
Young Boss
1965
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as Takeshi Nanjo
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Age: 33
Bloody Shuriken
1965
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as Ibuki
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Age: 33
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965
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as Nemuri Kyoshiro
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Age: 33
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
1964
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as Kirigakure Saizo
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Age: 33
The Gambling Samurai
1964
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as
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Age: 33
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
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as Nemuri Kyoshiro
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Age: 33
On the Road Forever
1964
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as Ipponmatsu
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Age: 32
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
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as Saizo Kirigakure
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Age: 32
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
1964
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as Nemuri Kyoshiro
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Age: 32
The Man Disappears Yesterday
1964
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as
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Age: 32
Ken
1964
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as Jiro Kokubun
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Age: 32
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
1964
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as
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Age: 32
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
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as Goemon Ishikawa
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Age: 32
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
1963
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as Nemuri Kyoshiro
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Age: 32
Bronze Magician
1963
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as монах Докё
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Age: 32
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
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as Goemon Ishikawa
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Age: 31
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963
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as
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Age: 31
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1963
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as Harima Aoyama
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Age: 31
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963
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as Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
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Age: 31
Cut the Shadow
1963
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as
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Age: 31
An Actor's Revenge
1963
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as Hirutaro
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Age: 31
Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963
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as Yamasaki Susumu
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Age: 31
Yôki na tono-sama
1962
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as
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Age: 31
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
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as Ishikawa Goemon
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Age: 31
The Great Wall
1962
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as Ching Ko
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Age: 31
The Fencing Master
1962
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as Shojiro Sawada
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Age: 31
Ken ni kakeru
1962
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Age: 31
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
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Age: 30
170 Leagues to Edo
1962
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as
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Age: 30
Destiny's Son
1962
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as Takakura Shingo
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Age: 30
Seven Miles to Nakayama
1962
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as Masakichi
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Age: 30
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
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as
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Age: 30
The Broken Commandment
1962
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as Ushimatsu Segawa
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Age: 30
Her Hidden Past
1962
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as Mondo Hayase
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Age: 30
The Actress and the Three Rascals
1962
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as
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Age: 30
Flowers of Chivalry
1961
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as
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Age: 30
The Phantom Samurai
1961
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as
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Age: 30
Buddha
1961
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as Kunala
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Age: 30
The Radiant Prince
1961
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as Hikaru Genji
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Age: 30
Koina no Ginpei
1961
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as
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Age: 29
Song of Sado
1961
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as
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Age: 29
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961
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as Suke-san
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Age: 29
The Gambler's Code
1961
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as Kutsukake Tokijirô
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Age: 29
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
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as Ryûnosuke Tsukue
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Age: 29
A Lustful Man
1961
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as Yonosuke
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Age: 29
Nuregami botan
1961
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Age: 29
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961
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Age: 29
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
1960
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as Tsukue Ryunosuke
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Age: 29
Bara daimyo
1960
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Age: 29
Lord Tadanao
1960
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Age: 29
Satan's Sword
1960
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as Ryunosuke Tsukue
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Age: 29
Anchin and Kiyohime
1960
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as Anchin
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Age: 28
Scarred Yosaburo
1960
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Age: 28
No Image
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
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Age: 28
The Song Lantern
1960
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Age: 28
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960
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as Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu / Minamoto-no-Raikô
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Age: 28
Bonchi
1960
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as Kikuji
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Age: 28
Yûrei koban
1960
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Age: 28
Mission Accomplished
1960
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Age: 28
The Two Musashis
1960
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Age: 28
Enchanted Princess
1959
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as Tanukichiro
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Age: 28
The Princess Says No
1959
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Age: 28
Samurai Vendetta
1959
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as Tenge Tanzen
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Age: 28
Stop the Old Fox
1959
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as Shinosuke Shimada
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Age: 28
The Lord and the Gambler
1959
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Age: 27
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959
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Age: 27
Jirocho Fuji
1959
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as Kira no Nikichi
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Age: 27
A Thousand Flying Cranes
1959
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as Hanjirô
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Age: 27
The Gaijin
1959
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Age: 27
Ojo-kichiza
1959
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Age: 27
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959
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Age: 27
Hebihime sama
1959
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Age: 27
Yutaro kodan
1959
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Age: 27
Peony on the Skin
1959
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Age: 27
Bakeneko goyō da
1958
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Age: 27
Bakeneko Goyōda
1958
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Age: 27
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The Gay Masquerade
1958
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as Benten kozo Kikunosuke
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Age: 27
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958
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Age: 27
Nuregami kenpo
1958
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as Gennosuke Matsudaira
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Age: 27
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
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as Hôjô Tokimune
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Age: 27
Conflagration
1958
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as Goichi Mizoguchi
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Age: 27
The Swishing Sword
1958
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as Shinpachiro Nasu
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Age: 26
Megitsune Buro
1958
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Age: 26
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
1958
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Age: 26
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958
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Age: 26
Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase
1958
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Age: 26
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
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as Takuminokami Asano
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Age: 26
Hanatarō Jumon
1958
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Age: 26
The Magnificent Five
1958
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Age: 26
Princess Tsuki
1958
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Age: 26
Gonpachi
1956
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as Gonpachirô Shiga
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Age: 25
No Image
Fighting Fire Fighter
1956
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Age: 25
Flowery Hood 2
1956
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Age: 25
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
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as Tatsuma Hayase
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Age: 25
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita
1956
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Age: 24
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Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1956
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Age: 24
Flowery Hood
1956
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Age: 24
Flowery Brothers
1956
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Age: 24
Fighting Birds
1956
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Age: 24
No Image
Asataro the Crow
1956
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Age: 24
No Image
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
1956
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as Hyosuke Yagyu
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Age: 24
Matashirō Fighting Journey
1956
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Age: 24
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
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Age: 24
Thief and Magistrate
1955
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Age: 24
Iroha Elegy
1955
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Age: 24
Taira Clan Saga
1955
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as Taira Kiyomori
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Age: 24
The Magical Warrior
1955
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Age: 24
The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
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Age: 23
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
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Age: 23
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The Young Lord
1955
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Age: 23
The Magistrate
1955
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Age: 23
The Second Son
1955
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Age: 23
The Young Swordsman
1954
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Age: 23
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Onatsu and Seijuro
1954
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Age: 23
The Princess Sen
1954
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as Hideyori Toyotomi
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Age: 23
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1954
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Age: 23
No Image
The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954
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Age: 22