Raizô Ichikawa: Raizô Ichikawa. Actor: Conflagration. Raizô Ichikawa was born on August 29, 1931 in Kyoto, Japan as Akio Kamezaki, at the age of 6 months was adopted by his uncle Kazo Takeuchi (kabuki actor Kudanji Ichikawa III) as Yoshio Takeuchi. Started his kabuki career in 1946 as Enzo Ichikawa II. In 1951 he was both re-adopted by Shôzô Ôta (actor Jukai Ichikawa III) as Yoshiya Ôta and changed his stage name...
Known For: Conflagration (Goichi Mizoguchi), Benten kozô (Benten kozo Kikunosuke), Nemuri Kyôshirô: Joyôken (Nemuri Kyoshiro), Ninja, a Band of Assassins (Ishikawa Goemon)