Raizo ichikawa was famous for his gloomy, gloomy roles, but an osaka story gives him a chance at satiric comedy. So i broke down and gave ep 7 a go, vastly improved i love the guy who plays the young ieyasu, you were spot on maya, he and his wife are the most interesting characters. An actor s revenge 1963 is an interesting, fairly good film from japanese director kon ichikawa, a remake of a 1935 movie likewise headlined by kazuo hasegawa, one of japans biggest prewar movie stars its a bit of an odd choice for criterion, exemplifying an older type of japanese movie that both japanese exporters and american importers imagined western world audiences expected from. List of the best raizo ichikawa movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. From the kabuki play, sukeroku yukari no edo zakura, the story of the conflict between two former samurai, one an otokodate. Jun 10, 2016 popular television presenter mao kobayashi, 33, has been battling serious breast cancer for the past 20 months and is undergoing treatment, her kabuki actor husband, ichikawa ebizo, said. National living treasure of japan, kabuki actor, bando tamasaburo. The kabuki actor ichikawa omezo i in the drama shibaraku, japanese, ca. Ichikawa raizo celebrity profile check out the latest ichikawa raizo photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. A visual stunner and a flatout masterpiece, kon ichikawa s 1963 film is considered by many critics to be one of the greatest films to come out of japan.
In the same year, ichikawa talents did not went unnoticed, however he had to find an alternative way to adapt himself in the world of acting. This is the sixth film overall but just the third starring legendary raizo ichikawa. A uniquely prolific and chameleonic figure of world cinema, kon ichikawa. An actor s revenge merupakan film besutan kon ichikawa yang bercerita mengenai seorang aktor kabuki bernama yukinojo yang diperankan dengan sangat apik oleh kazuo hasegawa. Descended from a long line of kabuki performers, he started his movie career around the same time as katsu in the mid1950s, making period drama and action films as well as more serious pictures for directors like kenji mizoguchi new tales of the taira clan and kon ichikawa enjo. He was known by various names during his career including the following. Which is to say that hasegawa has been afforded the.
Eiji funakoshi, jun hamamura, kazuo hasegawa, raizo ichikawa. Somegoro ichikawa was born on january 8, 1973 in tokyo, japan as terumasa fujima. In 1951 he was both readopted by shozo ota actor jukai ichikawa iii as yoshiya ota and changed. Raizo ichikawa active 1955 1967 born aug 29, 1931 died jul 17, 1969 genres action, drama, historical film filmography v. Began his kabuki profession in 1946 as enzo ichikawa ii. Ichikawa raizo viii born 29 august 1931 in kyoto, japan, died 17 july 1969 in tokyo, japan was a japanese film and kabuki actor. Ichikawa family, kabuki actors flourishing in edo modern tokyo from the 17th century to the present. His birth name was akio kamezaki kamezaki akio, and his. He was adopted by ichikawa jukai iii in 1951 and took the name of ichikawa raizo viii in june 1951. Raizo ichikawa celebrity profile check out the latest raizo ichikawa photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Ichikawa raizo appeared mostly in period dramas jidaigeki.
At the tail end of this comes the british film institutes dvd release of, for uk audiences at least, one of ichikawa s best known films, an actor s revenge, a film which has already had a volume in the bfi film classics series of books devoted to its analysis and was. The kabuki actor ichikawa omezo i in the drama shibaraku. Ichikawa raizo, nakano spy school raizo ichikawa 1966 remastered, new tale of genji ichikawa raizo 1961 remastered, an osaka story raizo ichikawa 1957 remastered, a killers key raizo ichikawa 1960 remastered, yagyu renyasais secret moonlight chronicle 1956 remastered, the wife of seishu hanaoka raizo ichikawa 1967 remastered, the two musashis ichikawa raizo, katsu. As with hirosada, little is known about the personal life of ichikawa shiko. Sleepy eyes of death is one of the longestrunning 12 films and bestloved samurai series of all time. He debuted as a kabuki actor officially at the age of 17 1948 in the play nakayama shichiri. Raizo ichikawa, ko nishimura a master of japanese dance. Fortuitously he received an offer from daiei films who intended to position him as a star in their jidaigeki period dramas and accepted it, leaving the kabuki world for film. Started his kabuki career in 1946 as enzo ichikawa ii. The film is itself a double, a remake of a trilogy by teinosuke kinogasa, with kazuo hasegawa reprising roles that he first played in 1935. Media related to ichikawa raizo viii at wikimedia commons. In 1963 prominent japanese film director kon ichikawa s yukinojya henge revenge of a kabuki actor was released under the commission of daiei studios, a harrowing tale of revenge fueled tragedy first adapted from a newspaper serial authored by otokichi mikama.
His birth name was akio kamezaki, kamezaki akio, 1 and his name was legally changed several times, first to yoshio takeuchi, takeuchi yoshio, and later to yoshiya ota, ota yoshiya, separate from his performing name. Ive been reading a collection of essays, kon ichikawa, on japanese director kon ichikawa edited by james quant for cinamatheque ontario and was. The film also won 1959 kinema junpo award for best actor raizo ichikawa. He took the name of ichikawa raizo ii in the 5th lunar month of 1769 at the nakamuraza, playing the role of sukeroku in the drama edo zakura sono omokage, which commemorates the 2nd anniversary 3rd memorial service of his late. Son of ichikawa kudanji iii, he made his debut on stage in november 1946 at the osaka kabukiza, where he received the name of ichikawa enzo iii. The actor ichikawa danjuro i held this name from the 5th lunar month of 1693 to the 2nd lunar month of 1704. His birth name was akio kamezaki, kamezaki akio, and his name was legally changed several times, first to yoshio takeuchi, takeuchi yoshio, and later to yoshiya ota, ota yoshiya, separate from his. Depicting the actor ichikawa kodanji iv in the role of gosho no gorozo, under falling cherry blossom petals. Waikyakko oyei on a rock overhanging a torrent, a drawn sword in his. Raizo ichikawa is an actor, known for echigojishi 1910 and kurotegumi sukeroku 1911. The most famous names are danjuro, ebizo, danzo, and ebijuro, and, according to kabuki convention, these names were assumed by a natural or adopted son of the ichikawa family when his skill entitled him to inherit the mantle of a famous ancestor.
Soon thereafter, the young actor took the professional name raizo ichikawa, now one of the most recognized names in japanese film. Ichikawa raizo viii ichikawa raizo viii ichikawa enzo iii. He is an actor, known for semishigure 2005, ashurajo no hitomi 2005 and ashura 2003 2015. The broken commandments 1962 directed by kon ichikawa. May 09, 2017 kabuki actor ebizo ichikawa is a very famous and popular kabuki actor his make up skill is kumadori. Ichikawa raizo japao jmdb profile in japanese japao. The star of daiei studio, ichikawa raizo got his start as a kabuki actor.
He plays a humble store clerk in love with his bosss daughter kyoko onatsu. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the antiwar films the burmese harp 1956 and fires on the plain 1959, to the documentary tokyo olympiad 1965, which won two bafta film awards, and the 19thcentury revenge drama an actors revenge 1963. Balladeers blog continues its examination of the son of the black mass series of samurai films. Animeigo film synopsis master director kon ichikawa s 1963 classic is considered by many to be one of the finest films. Ichikawa raizo viii, hachidaime ichikawa raizo, august 29, 1931 july 17, 1969 was a japanese film and kabuki actor. Raizo ichikawa who sadly died at the age of 37 masterfully portrays nemuri kyoshiro, the son of the black mass, a halfbreed warrior in search of a perfect death, driven by his disdain for christianity and for the society in which he lives. Eiji funakoshi, jun hamamura, kazuo hasegawa, raizo ichikawa, shintaro katsu, chitose maki, kikue mori, ganjiro nakamura, ayako. Soon thereafter, the young actor took the professional name raizo ichikawa, now one of. Kon ichikawa restorations ichikawa was assigned to remake teinosuke kinugasas 1935 melodrama an actor s revenge, an enormously popular film in its day, after daiei studios dissatisfaction with the returns on the directors previous films. Ichikawa danjuro i topright and yamanaka heikuro i bottomleft playing the roles of soga takenuki goro and asaina in the drama tsuwamono gongen soga, which was staged in the 5th lunar month of 1697 at the nakamuraza.
Appearing in over 50 films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the twotime awardwinning actress costarred with raizo ichikawa on 17 films and another 14 films with her kabuki actor costar kazuo hasegawa. Tv presenter kobayashi has advanced cancer, says actor. Maintaining his female role offstage, he pursues his. He was born the son of a carpenter, but became the student then adopted son of kabuki actor ichikawa danzo v. Ebizio is a kabuki actor, descended not by blood in the kabuki line from raizo ichikawa, who also played nobunaga among many other classic roles. Raizo tanaka, admiral in the imperial japanese navy during world war ii.
Raizo 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. Somegoro ichikawa celebrity profile check out the latest somegoro ichikawa photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. In this renowned and classic japanese film directed by kon ichikawa, the great kabuki onnagata kasuo hasegawa celebrates his 300th film appearance in a role designed especially for him. An actor s revenge a uniquely prolific and chameleonic figure of world cinema, kon ichikawa delivered a burst of stylistic bravado with this intricate tale of betrayal and retribution. Set in the cloistered world of nineteenthcentury kabuki theater, the film charts a female impersonators attempts to avenge the deaths of his parents, who were driven to insanity and suicide by a trio of corrupt men. Ayako wakao, fujiko yamamoto, kazuo hasegawa, raizo ichikawa directed. Raizo or raizo is a japaneseorigin masculine given name. Sep 28, 2015 a video showing the preparation this kabuki actor went through to prepare for the spectacular show in las vegas in front of the fountain. Eiji funakoshi, jun hamamura, kazuo hasegawa, raizo ichikawa, shintaro katsu, chitose maki, kikue mori, ganjiro. Her last film appearance was the title role in shiro toyodas 1963 film, yushu heiya madame aki. The films were based on renzaburo shibatas novels about nemuri kyoshiro, a redhaired fallen samurai whose odd hair coloring was the result of his mixed birth. Son of ichikawa raizo i, he received the names of ichikawa iwazo and ichikawa hinazo at unknown times. This is perhaps the finest film performance by noted samurai actor okawa hashizo, the most popular of all toei film stars.
Recognizing the young actors talent, jukai ichikawa, the great master of kabuki in kansai, adopted raizo in 1951. This superb story is based on the writings of famed kabuki playwright chikamatsu monzaemon. Seeing potential in the material, ichikawa worked with his wife, natto wada, to transform the pulpy source material into a spectacular visual masterpiece. K on ichikawa s mindblowing an actors revenge is concerned with doubles and triples, with nesting forms of art and identity, and with history as a circular and selfdevouring string of miseries. Ichikawa was also a master of the widescreen check out revenge of a kabuki actor an actor s revenge if you dont believe me. Actor ichikawa shiko as kato yomoshichi gosotei hirosada. I understand that there was a 9th film, but without actor raizo ichikawa i wouldnt know however, as i did not see this one the films main character in this first film, and the rest to follow is portrayed by the late actor raizo ichikawa as the protagonist ishikawa goemon, who belongs to the fujibayashi clan of shinobi, and yohachi of the. Ichikawa raizo viii simple english wikipedia, the free. Set in the cloistered world of nineteenthcentury kabuki theater, the film charts a.
This is a static archive of the animeigo site as of 20150321. The revenge is that of an actor of female roles in the kabuki theatre against three men responsible. Yukinojo henge an actors revenge 1971 rotten tomatoes. Ichikawa raizo viii was a japanese film and kabuki actor. He was born as yoshiya ota in kyoto on august 29, 1931.
At age 17, he had his kabuki debut in the play nakayama shichiri. Ichikawa s exquisitely romantic presence inspired legions of female and male fans, and earned him the title of the japanese james dean. Kasuo hasegawa stars as yukinojo, a talented kabuki actor who specializes in playing female roles women were not allowed on the stage during the period of the film. Set in the cloistered world of nineteenthcentury kabuki theater, the film charts a female impersonator s attempts to avenge the deaths of his parents, who were driven to insanity and suicide by a trio of corrupt men. Popular television presenter mao kobayashi, 33, has been battling serious breast cancer for the past 20 months and is undergoing treatment, her kabuki actor husband, ichikawa ebizo, said. An actors revenge aka revenge of a kabuki actor blu. An actor s revenge berhasil menambah daftar panjang pada salah satu film favorit saya sepanjang masa dan merupakan salah satu koleksi terbaik dari criterion collection. A uniquely prolific and chameleonic figure of world cinema, kon ichikawa delivered a burst of stylistic bravado with this intricate tale of betrayal and retribution. Ichikawa kodanji iv was a shortsized actor, who had none of the physical features, which are essential for kabuki stars great voice, fine eyes, beautiful face but became one of the best tachiyaku of the nineteenth century. One of these, kon ichikawa s 1963 film revenge of an actor, has now thankfully been released on a region 1 disc in north america by animeigo under the slightly revised title revenge of a kabuki actor, so japanese film fans will have another reason to get excited. The actor nakamura nakazo with a sword, fighting the actor ichikawa raizo ii. May 26, 2018 raizo ichikawa is a japanese film actor, kabuki actor, who was born on 29 august, 1931 in kyoto, japan.
Ichikawa raizo, tatsuya ishiguro, narutoshi hayashi, yoshiko kuga. Katsu and ichikawa both appeared in cameo roles in kon ichikawas an actors revenge aka revenge of a kabuki actor, yukinojo henge. Keisuke kinoshita, akira kurosawa, kon ichikawa and masaki kobayashi founded their own company, yonki no kai club of the four knights, in 1969 to assert an independent film making process and escape the studio system. Satans sword 1960 kenji misumi, raizo ichikawa, kojiro hongo, tamao nakamura december 20, 2018 action the daibosatsu toge trilogy is based on kaizan nakazatos unfinished long series of novels 41 books, written from 19 to 1941. Chiezo kataoka, utaemon ichikawa and arashi kanjuro arakan to raizo ichikawa, jushiro konoe.