Mikako Ichikawa

Mikako Ichikawa
Mikako Ichikawa
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actress and model
Years active	1994 - present

Mikako Ichikawa (市川実日子, Ichikawa Mikako) is a Japanese actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. Her older sister is the actress and model Miwako Ichikawa.

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 short film How To Jujutsu, directed by Takashi Homma. Among the most notable movies she has appeared in are Blue, Cutie Honey, Memories of Matsuko and Shin Godzilla. For her role in Blue she won the award for Best Actress at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival.^[1] She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2003 Yokohama Film Festival.^[2]

Ichikawa's hobbies are photography and handicrafts.

Filmography

Film

Timeless Melody (2000) - Chikako
Blue (2001) - Kayako Kirishima
A Woman's Work (2002) - Rina
Lovers' Kiss (2003) - Miki Ozaki
Pretty Woman (2003)
Cutie Honey (2004) - Natsuko Aki
Be with You (2004) - Midori Nagase; Takumi's co-worker
Animusu anima (2005) - Office lady
Rampo Noir (2005) segment "Kagami jigoku"
Memories of Matsuko (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 (2012) - Sayoko
Our Family (2014) - Kyōko
A Living Promise (2016)
Museum (2016)
Shin Godzilla (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 (2018) - Yasu Sakurakōji
A Girl Missing (2019)
Dad, Chibi is Gone (2019)
The Voice of Sin (2020) - Ami
Tang and Me (2022) - Sakurako^[3]

Television

Psycho Doctor (NTV, 2002)
Suika (2003) - Shibamoto Yuka
With the Light (NTV, 2004)
Kuitan (NTV, 2006)
Atsuhime (NHK TV, 2008)
Samurai High School (2009) - Sayaka Miki: Home Room Teacher
Kenji Miyazawa's Table (Wowow, 2017) - Masajirō Miyazawa
Unnatural (TBS, 2018)
Shiroi Kyotō (TV Asahi, 2019) - Natsumi Nosaka^[4]
A Warmed Up Love (TBS, 2020)
Come Come Everybody (2021–22) - Berry^[5]
DCU (TBS, 2022) - Mako Kuroe^[6]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2002	24th Moscow International Film Festival	Best Actress	Blue	Won
2003	24th Yokohama Film Festival	Best New Talent	Travail	Won
2017	40th Japan Academy Prize	Best Supporting Actress	Shin Godzilla	Nominated
2017	71st Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Shin Godzilla	Won
2019	32nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	A Girl Missing, Dad, Chibi is Gone	Won
2020	74th Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	A Girl Missing	Nominated

References

^ "24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
^ "Yokohama Film Festival: 2003". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
^ "TANG タング". eiga.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
^ "白い巨塔". TV Asahi. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^ "オダギリジョーが朝ドラ初出演 NHK「カムカムエヴリバディ」". Daily Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ "ＴＢＳ×海外プロダクション共同制作ドラマ主演・阿部寛演じる新名を取り巻く強力なキャスト陣が決定！！山崎育三郎、趣里、高橋光臣、春風亭昇太、市川実日子という演技派・個性派の名優たちが集結！新ジャンル"水中ミステリー"に深みを与える！！". tbs.co.jp. September 26, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

External links

[Moscow2002-1] "24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-30.

[2] "Yokohama Film Festival: 2003". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-16.

[3] "TANG タング". eiga.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

[4] "白い巨塔". TV Asahi. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

[5] "オダギリジョーが朝ドラ初出演 NHK「カムカムエヴリバディ」". Daily Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[6] "ＴＢＳ×海外プロダクション共同制作ドラマ主演・阿部寛演じる新名を取り巻く強力なキャスト陣が決定！！山崎育三郎、趣里、高橋光臣、春風亭昇太、市川実日子という演技派・個性派の名優たちが集結！新ジャンル"水中ミステリー"に深みを与える！！". tbs.co.jp. September 26, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

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