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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. Her older sister is the actress and model

Miwako Ichikawa is a Japanese actress, sister of actress Mikako Ichikawa. She began in 1991 as a model, and released a single in 1998 and an album the following year. She debuted in acting in 2000 and starred in the films '' Another Heaven'' in 2000 and '' Konse ...

Biography

Due to her older sister being in the modeling business, Ichikawa made several appearances in the fashion magazine ''Olive'' during her teens. She then became a model in 1994 under exclusive contract with the magazine. In 1998, she started modeling for other magazines such as ''CUTiE'', ''spoon.'' and ''Zipper''. She made her acting debut in the 1998

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''How To Jujutsu'', directed by Takashi Homma. Among the most notable movies she has appeared in are ''

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Cutie Honey is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. First appearing in ''Weekly Shōnen Champions 41st issue of 1973, the series ran until April 1974. It follows an android girl named Honey Kisaragi, who trans ...

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Memories of Matsuko is a 2006 Japanese musical film written and directed by Tetsuya Nakashima. It is based on a Japanese novel by Muneki Yamada. It has not yet received North American distribution, though in its North American premiere at the 2007 New York Asian Fi ...

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Shin Godzilla is a 2016 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, with a screenplay by Anno and visual effects by Higuchi. Produced by Toho Pictures and Cine Bazar and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the 31st film in the '' ...

''. For her role in ''Blue'' she won the award for Best Actress at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2003

Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ...

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Filmography

Film

* ''Timeless Melody'' (2000) – Chikako * ''

'' (2001) – Kayako Kirishima * ''A Woman's Work'' (2002) – Rina * '' Lovers' Kiss'' (2003) – Miki Ozaki * ''Pretty Woman'' (2003) * ''

'' (2004) – Natsuko Aki * '' Be with You'' (2004) – Midori Nagase; Takumi's co-worker * ''Animusu anima'' (2005) – Office lady * ''

Rampo Noir is a 2005 Japanese anthology film consisting of four segments based on works by Edogawa Ranpo. Synopsis Mars Canal A story told without speaking. It tells the story of a naked man who wanders through a depressing and desolate landscape recallin ...

'' (2005) segment "Kagami jigoku" * ''

'' (2006) – Kumi Kawajiri; Matsuko's sister * ''Ten Dreamy Nights'' (2006) segment 'The 5th Night' * ''Life Can Be So Wonderful'' (2007) – Kanoko * '' Megane'' (2007) * '' Kissho Tennyo'' (2007) * ''Oto-na-ri'' (2009) * ''Mother Water'' (2010) – Hatsumi * ''

Rent-a-Cat is a Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Naoko Ogigami. It premiered at 2012 Stockholm International Film Festival and was also featured in 17th Busan International Film Festival. Cast * Mikako Ichikawa as Sayoko * Reiko Kusamura ...

'' (2012) – Sayoko * ''

Our Family is a 2014 Japanese drama film directed by Yuya Ishii. Cast * Satoshi Tsumabuki - Kosuke Wakana * Sosuke Ikematsu - Kousuke Wakana * Mieko Harada - Reiko Wakana * Kyōzō Nagatsuka is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at th ...

'' (2014) – Kyōko * '' A Living Promise'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2016) * ''

'' (2016) – Hiromi Ogashira * '' The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue'' (2017) * '' The Third Murder'' (2017) – Shinohara * ''Narratage'' (2017) * ''Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura'' (2017) * ''

Hitsuji no Ki is a Japanese manga series written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi. Published by Kodansha, it was serialized in the ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Evening'' from June 2011 to April 2014, with its chapters compiled into five ...

'' (2018) – Yasu Sakurakōji * ''

A Girl Missing is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Kōji Fukada. It was entered into numerous international film festivals, including Locarno, Toronto, New York and Rotterdam. Plot Home nurse Ichiko works for the Oishi family, where she is treated a ...

'' (2019) * ''Dad, Chibi is Gone'' (2019) * ''The Voice of Sin'' (2020) – Ami * ''Tang and Me'' (2022) – Sakurako

Television

* ''Psycho Doctor'' (NTV, 2002) * '' Suika'' (2003) – Shibamoto Yuka * '' With the Light'' (NTV, 2004) * ''Kuitan'' (NTV, 2006) * '' Atsuhime'' (NHK TV, 2008) * ''

Samurai High School was a Japanese television series. Synopsis Mochizuki Kotaro is a mild-mannered, unmanly high school student. One day, he visits a library and meets the mysterious librarian Himiko, who recommends to him an ancient book about a heroic general fr ...

'' (2009) – Sayaka Miki: Home Room Teacher * ''Kenji Miyazawa's Table'' (Wowow, 2017) – Masajirō Miyazawa * '' Unnatural'' (TBS, 2018) * ''

Shiroi Kyotō is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a ...

'' (TV Asahi, 2019) – Natsumi Nosaka * ''A Warmed Up Love'' (TBS, 2020) * ''

Come Come Everybody is a Japanese television drama series and the 105th NHK Asadora series, following Okaeri Mone. It premiered on November 1, 2021 and concluded on April 8, 2022. The story is about 100 years-old family, three generations, Yasuko (grandmother), Ru ...

'' (2021–22) – Berry * ''DCU'' (TBS, 2022) – Mako Kuroe

Awards

References

External links

Official profile

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