Raizô Ichikawa Movies

Jirôchô Fuji is a movie starring Kazuo Hasegawa, Raizô Ichikawa, and Shintarô Katsu. An all-star cast from Daiei Film Company has made "the ultimate Jirocho movie" about the legendary yakuza Shimizu no Jirocho, the biggest Boss in...

Daibosatsu tôge is a movie starring Raizô Ichikawa, Kôjirô Hongô, and Tamao Nakamura. The story follows the life of Ryunosuke Tsukue, an amoral samurai and a master swordsman with an unorthodox style.

Kiru is a movie starring Raizô Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura, and Mayumi Nagisa. A samurai seeks revenge and redemption after his family is executed by a rival clan.

Shinsengumi shimatsuki is a movie starring Raizô Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura, and Tomisaburô Wakayama. As change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of respect for their leader and because he wants to live and die as a...

When we last saw the intrepid ninja Ishikawa Goemon (Raizo Ichikawa), he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill. With the help of the enigmatic Hattori Hanzo, Goemon lives to skul

The orphan swordsman wanders into a town and stumbles upon the opportunity to do righteous deeds. He finds a larger plot is afoot with a corrupt court system, a well meaning public servant and lots of danger for all involved.

Nemuri Kyôshirô: Engetsugiri is a movie starring Raizô Ichikawa, Kyôko Azuma, and Ryônosuke Azuma. The shogun's illegitimate son decapitates a peasant which draws in nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro into more sword-fighting adventures when...

Nemuri Kyôshirô: Joyôken is a movie starring Raizô Ichikawa, Michiyo Ai, and Akira Amemiya. This film of the sleepy-eyed ronin series has the quite reluctant hero refuse to come to the assistance of a Japanese Christian in an age of...

In part five of the 8-part Shinobi No Mono Ninja film series the heroic ninja Kirigakure Saizo (Raizo Ichikawa, of Sleepy Eyes of Death fame) serves the daimyo Sanada, played by Lone Wolf and Cub star Tomisaburo Wakiyama. They are as

This film of the sleepy-eyed ronin series has the red-haired swordsman on his way to the city of Edo when he comes across the scene of a woman in the midst of a knife fight with a man. When he reluctantly and with considered hesitati

Nemuri Kyôshirô: Mashôken is a movie starring Raizô Ichikawa, Michiko Saga, and Machiko Hasegawa. Tsurumatsu, a young boy, is supposed to be a new Lord but he's not really interested, he would rather be a carpenter. So he gets...

The story of Saizo's son, Kirigakure Saisuke, who after seeing his father die at the Battle Of Shimabara, grows up to be an expert ninja.

Ken ki is a movie starring Raizô Ichikawa, Michiko Sugata, and Kei Satô. A man of questionable birth peacefully raises flowers, but after he masters a special sword-fighting technique, his life takes a dark turn.

Nemuri Kyôshirô: Tajôken is a movie starring Raizô Ichikawa, Yaeko Mizutani, and Ichirô Nakatani. Princess Kiku, Shogun's daughter, wants revenge on Nemuri Kyoshiro for embarrassing her.

The hero avenges a band of samurai whose master was unceremoniously assassinated for seeking justice and better conditions for the citizens. The city shall burn for the elite's greed.

Nemuri Kyôshirô: Onna jigoku is a movie starring Raizô Ichikawa, Miwa Takada, and Yaeko Mizutani. Two devious retainers are competing to take control of a fief when the current Lord dies, but involving Kyoshiro in the conflict...

Our anti-hero discovers locals who are oppressed, held captive against their will. For the swordsman to succeed, he first must wade through traps and assassins, and a few seductive maidens.

Nemuri Kyôshirô: Akujo-gari is a movie starring Raizô Ichikawa, Naoko Kubo, and Shiho Fujimura. Just when you think Kyoshiro's life can't get any stranger, someone starts running around raping and murdering, and leaving notes...