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  "description": "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.\n\nIchikawa 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.\n\nHe was born as Yoshiya Ōta in Kyoto on August 29, 1931.\n\nIchikawa 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).\n\nOther great works include An Actor's Revenge (Yukinojo henge).\n\nDescription above from the Wikipedia article Raizō Ichikawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.",
  "birthDate": "1931-08-29",
  "deathDate": "1969-07-17",
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    " Raizô Ichikawa ",
    "Ichikawa Raizō VIII",
    "Райдзо Итикава",
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    "رایزو ایچیکاوا"
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