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Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

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. 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

short film A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...

''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, shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. First appearing in ''Weekly Shōnen Champion''s 41st issue of 1973, the series ran until April 1974. It follows an android girl named Honey Kisara ...

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Memories of Matsuko is a 2006 Japanese tragicomedy 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 Y ...

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''. For her role in ''Blue'' she won the award for Best Actress at the

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. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2003

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Filmography

Film

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

'' (2002) – Kayako Kirishima * ''A Woman's Work'' (2002) – Rina * ''

Lovers' Kiss is a 2003 Japanese romance movie directed by Ataru Oikawa based on a manga by Akimi Yoshida. This is a youth movie of six teenagers (three boys and three girls) whom it is focused on, taking place in Kamakura. The themes of homosexuality and s ...

'' (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 recalling ...

'' (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) * ''Romantic Prelude'' (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. Career Nagatsuka made his film debut ...

'' (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 is a 2017 Japanese legal thriller film written, directed and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Prologue At approximately 12:30 am on October 11, 201 ...

'' (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 fi ...

'' (2018) – Yasu Sakurakōji * '' A Girl Missing'' (2019) * ''Dad, Chibi is Gone'' (2019) * ''The Voice of Sin'' (2020) – Ami * ''Tang and Me'' (2022) – Sakurako * ''Side by Side'' (2023) – Shiori * '' Shin Kamen Rider'' (2023) – Ichiro's mother * ''Last Mile'' (2024) – Yuko Shoji * ''Route 29'' (2024) – Rieko

Television

* '' The Great White Tower '' (2019), Natsumi Nosaka * '' Atsuhime'' (2008),

Narasaki Ryō was a Japanese woman and the wife of Sakamoto Ryōma, an architect of the Meiji Restoration. Commonly called in Japan, she lived from the end of the Edo period (the end of the Tokugawa shogunate) to the Meiji period. After the death of her fi ...

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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), R ...

'' (2021–22), Berry * ''DCU: Deep Crime Unit'' (2022), Mako Kuroe *''The Hot Spot'' (2025), Kiyomi Endo

Awards

References

External links

Official profile

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