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Ichikawa Raizō VIII

1931 - 1969

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Ichikawa Raizō VIII (八代目 市川 雷蔵, Hachidaime Ichikawa Raizō, August 29, 1931 – July 17, 1969) was a Japanese film and kabuki actor. His birth name was Akio Kamezaki (亀崎 章雄, Kamezaki Akio), and his name was legally changed several times, first to Yoshio Takeuchi (武内 嘉男, Takeuchi Yoshio), and later to Yoshiya Ōta (太田 吉哉, Ōta Yoshiya), separate from his performing name. Six months after his birth in Kyoto he became the adopted son of Ichikawa Kudanji III (三代目 市川 九團次, Sandaime Ichikawa Kudanji). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ichikawa Raizō VIII has received more than 80,653 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ichikawa Raizō VIII is the 4,680th most popular actor, the 1,264th most popular biography from Japan and the 87th most popular Japanese Actor.

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  • 81k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ichikawa Raizō VIII ranks 4,680 out of 13,578. Before him are Pamela Sue Martin, Xiao Zhan, Nadine Labaki, Leslie Mann, Sulli, and Avery Brooks. After him are Victor Varconi, Lee Meriwether, Lyda Borelli, Mary Beth Hurt, Hope Davis, and Chantal Lauby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Ichikawa Raizō VIII ranks 383. Before him are Dimitar Dobrev, Konrad Stäheli, Mino De Rossi, František Šafránek, Paolo Portoghesi, and Suchitra Sen. After him are Frédérick Tristan, Hans van Mierlo, Nicola Mancino, Juan Pereda, Bengt Eriksson, and Ángel Atienza. Among people deceased in 1969, Ichikawa Raizō VIII ranks 174. Before him are Frederick Lane, Mildred Davis, Chang Taek-sang, Leigh Harline, Zinaida Aksentyeva, and Fred Hampton. After him are Saverio Ragno, Julius Katchen, Hagigat Rzayeva, Stijn Streuvels, Jim Bellamy, and Paul Scherrer.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ichikawa Raizō VIII ranks 1,264 out of 6,245. Before him are Makoto Hasebe (1984), Gackt (1973), Rinko Kikuchi (1981), Hiroshi Fushida (1946), Yu Suzuki (1958), and Kihachi Okamoto (1924). After him are Kotono Mitsuishi (1967), Chikage Awashima (1924), Junichi Suwabe (1972), Satoshi Furukawa (1964), Osamu Watanabe (1940), and Chūhei Nambu (1904).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Ichikawa Raizō VIII ranks 87. Before him are Momoe Yamaguchi (1959), Daisuke Gōri (1952), Yoshiko Kuga (1931), Kazuya Nakai (1967), Kazuo Hasegawa (1908), and Rinko Kikuchi (1981). After him are Kotono Mitsuishi (1967), Chikage Awashima (1924), Junichi Suwabe (1972), Tamlyn Tomita (1966), Akira Ishida (1967), and Junko Takeuchi (1972).

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