Mikako Ichikawa

Japanese actress and model

Actress
model

Years active1994–presentRelativesMiwako Ichikawa
(sister)

Mikako Ichikawa (市川実日子, Ichikawa Mikako, born 13 June 1978^[1]) 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.^[2] She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2003 Yokohama Film Festival.^[3]

Ichikawa's hobbies are photography and handicrafts.

Filmography

Film

Timeless Melody (2000) – Chikako
Blue (2002) – 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)
Romantic Prelude (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^[4]
Side by Side (2023) – Shiori^[5]
Shin Kamen Rider (2023) – Ichiro's mother^[6]
Last Mile (2024) – Yuko Shoji^[7]

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) – Yuko Shoji^[7]
Shiroi Kyotō (TV Asahi, 2019) – Natsumi Nosaka^[8]
A Warmed Up Love (TBS, 2020)
Come Come Everybody (2021–22) – Berry^[9]
DCU: Deep Crime Unit (TBS, 2022) – Mako Kuroe^[10]

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

^ "俳優・市川実日子にとっての"美しい"とは――「好きな色は、そのときにしかわからない」". With Digital (in Japanese). Kodansha. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
^ "Yokohama Film Festival: 2003". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "TANG タング". eiga.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "サイドバイサイド隣にいる人". eiga.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "「シン・仮面ライダー」未発表キャスト解禁、竹野内豊・長澤まさみ・松坂桃李ら10名". Natalie. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "「ラストマイル」に石原さとみ・井浦新らドラマ「アンナチュラル」メンバー集結". Natalie. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ "白い巨塔". TV Asahi. Retrieved 5 March 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 16 July 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. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.